Cleveland, TN–Dozens of people have taken 25 minute shifts to read the Bible through in seven days at the Church of God International Offices. The reading event began at 6:00 am on January 1 and is scheduled to conclude on Monday, January 7.
The death toll from a New Year’s Eve stampede during a religious vigil at an overcrowded stadium in the Angolan capital Luanda has risen to 16, state-owned daily newspaper Jornal de Angola said on Wednesday.
Christians face widespread persecution but God is on the move. Their numbers have grown from 29 people when the first church was planted in Nepal 60 years ago, to nearly 1 million today.
Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future.
