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Hurricane Eta, which struck Central America earlier this month, wreaked havoc on several countries and continues to be a focus of relief by Church of God World Missions.

An East Tennessee baby whose birth was facilitated by the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) has made history with her arrival. Molly Everette Gibson, the daughter of Tina and Ben Gibson, spent more than 27 years as an embryo in frozen preservation, setting the new known record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth, according to research staff at the University of Tennessee Preston Medical Library.

“The True Christian History of America” is a new documentary that explores the Bible-based Christian origins of the early American view of freedom, tracing the principles of liberty back to England, Magna Carta, and the great Reformation.

Earlier this month, the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center honored Dr. John D. Nichols and Dr. John M. Gregory with the Spirit of Azusa Award. The Research Center presented the awards in conjunction with its fifteenth annual Azusa Lecture. For the first time, the Leadership and Communications Center of the Church of God International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee, hosted the live-streamed event. Both the presentation of the Spirit of Azusa Awards and the Azusa Lecture highlighted benevolence ministries in recognition of the centennial of the Church of God’s oldest benevolence ministry—the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home.

With Christmas spending in the U.S. on target to hit a trillion dollars this year, a leading humanitarian agency is urging Americans not to forget the world’s poor.

The “Washington for Jesus” event in 1980 became a turning point for a nation reeling from the Vietnam War, Watergate, Roe v. Wade and the feckless presidency of Jimmy Carter. A 20-year-old Jonathan Cahn was there and deeply moved. Forty years later Cahn, now a bestselling author and Messianic rabbi, had a vision to call America to return to God during an even darker period—once again on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Christ’s birthday is celebrated annually at Church of God World Missions by asking supporters to give a monetary gift in honor of the miraculous birth of Jesus. When your family celebrates the gift of Christ with an offering of $20.20, 100 percent is used to bring the light of hope to crisis and disaster relief throughout the year.

NATIVITY: Birth of a King is a spectacular and moving dance drama that unveils the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ through the artistic expression of dance and stirring gospel music. This joyous drama has long been an annual must-see event for those in the greater New York City area and is being offered as a streaming event for the first time giving a wider audience the opportunity to enjoy this wonderfully presented stage production with over 100 cast members.

There are hundreds of early readers available; the most famous were authored by Dr. Seuss. Lee Jenkins’ aim is to add to this collection by authoring books that use patterns to assist children as they read Bible and/or Aesop based stories. Lee Jenkins’ friend, Bill Martin Jr, who wrote Brown, Bear, Brown Bear and 300 other children’s books provided the inspiration and unique process.