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On Sunday, June 28 a fire started along the Wenatchee River in eastern Washington State and moved up a steep bank to the south. Over the next two hours it would spread quickly in the direction of the city of Wenatchee. With strong winds and dry fuel due to a low snow fall in the mountains the previous winter it overtook all efforts to stop it and reached the outskirts, an upscale neighborhood called Broadview. Residents were evacuated and a Red Cross evacuation center was set up at the high school in East Wenatchee across the Columbia River.

Evangelist Will Graham recently returned to Africa for the Arusha Love and Peace Celebration in the city of Arusha, Tanzania. Approximately 27,200 attended the three-day outreach, June 26-28, with more than 1,700 responding to the invitation to make a commitment to Jesus.

An ebook authored by Avé Murray will be released this year on September 8 in honor of International Literacy Day. It is now available for pre-order at major online retailers including iBooks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Across the nation, Americans rededicated the USA to God on July 4. The massive rededication started on June 26th with the Supreme Court’s decision against traditional marriage. “We are seeing a revival as people want to do God’s will and turn away from homosexual and other sins,” said Rev. Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries and author of “God’s Plan for the USA.”