When the southeast woke on February 6, 2008, tornadoes had ravaged many locations leaving destruction and homelessness. As the Church of God’s Operation Compassion began to respond with their disaster relief teams, no one really knew the magnitude of the destruction left behind.
The following is a statement by the Rev. Dr. Paul Irwin, President, American Bible Society:
The American Bible Society is deeply saddened by the death of Ruth Stafford Peale, a member of the board of the Bible Society for more than 50 years.
The Church of God in Poland
Last year was a great year of development and recognition as a national movement for the Polish Church of God. Representative Wojtek Wloch worked actively in representing the Church of God with major interdenominational conferences this past year.
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest faith and family friendly network, enhanced website (complete with a new bold look) features video archives of past broadcasts of TBN’s shows ‘Praise The Lord’ and ‘Behind The Scenes’ has scored big with viewers says insiders at the network.
The TLW New Testament is being released to coincide with Valentine’s Day, a time in which a large number of True Love Waits’ abstinence-until-marriage commitment ceremonies are held in churches and other places around the world.
During the late night hours of February 5, 2008 a line of tornado-producing thunderstorms roared across the southeastern United States. As of February 5, there were 68 confirmed tornadoes, but as many as 160 tornadoes were reported. In the wake of destruction across the region fifty fatalities were reported. Tennessee alone reported twenty-six deaths as at least 48 tornadoes ripped through the state.
