The Church of God International General Assembly, meeting in Orlando, Florida this week, continued their deliberation on a number of issues.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a grant for Nurse Education, Practice, and Retention (NEPR) to the Anna Vaughn School of Nursing at Oral Roberts University (ORU).

This Sunday, Love will cross the Golden Gate Bridge and begin riding his bicycle east through San Francisco. Over the next 52 days, Love will ride about 3,785 miles to Yorktown, Va., raising awareness and funds for solar-powered Audio Bibles, called Proclaimers.

A Proclaimer is a dedicated audio player that can be used in the world’s most remote and rugged locations. Designed by the non-profit Audio Bible ministry, Faith Comes By Hearing, the Proclaimer’s embedded microchip is pre-loaded with an audio recording of New Testaments in over 400 foreign languages of the world. Indigenous pastors, priests and community leaders use these Audio Bibles to start Bible listening groups. Villagers in groups up to 300 gather around to listen and then discuss what they’ve heard. By interacting with the Word of God, people come to know and follow the God of the Bible.

Love’s goal is to raise $157,000 to provide 1,000 Proclaimers for poor and illiterate people around the world.

“If we can achieve this goal, we will reach about 500,000 people — so those that are poor and illiterate or without pastors can hear the Bible,” said Love.

Love’s cross-country ride will take him through nine states. He will cross the desert, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, the Mississippi River, the Appalachian Mountains, ending at the Atlantic Ocean. From San Francisco to Pueblo, Colorado, Love will ride alone, carrying about 25 pounds of gear, camping out or sleeping at host church members’ homes. He will need to cover 500-600 miles each week.

“I’m going to try and ride 80-100 miles each day, but if I go 20 miles one day and minister to people along the way, I’ll make it up,” Love said.

Love’s passion for the Word of God is evident. Everywhere he goes, he strikes up spiritual conversations and shares his faith. He plans to speak at several churches to highlight the critical need for Audio Bibles around the world. “My job is to share the Word of God from California to Virginia,” Love said.

Your gift of $157 will reach a poor and illiterate village with God’s Word in audio. You can follow Troy on Twitter and leave encouragement for him on Facebook.

(Source: Christian Newswire)

Orlando, Fla.–The Wednesday afternoon July 28 session of the General Council started with continued discussion regarding the elimination of the elected positions for the offices of director and assistant director of Evangelism and Home Missions.

Church of God Ordained Bishops, meeting in Orlando, Florida for the 73rd General Assembly have been debating several agenda items over the last two days.

Pope Benedict XVI’s second volume of “Jesus of Nazareth” will be published in English by Ignatius Press, according to an agreement between Ignatius Press and the Vatican’s Publishing House, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV).

In a time of spiraling moral and theological decline, a new book has appeared on the scene that encourages Christian families not only to stand but to pass the torch of their faith securely throughout the generations.  

The director and assistant director of the three Church of God ministries that are subject to election according to the Church of God MINUTES, were nominated by the General Council to succeed themselves for another two-year term in their respective positions.

GOD TV CEO, Rory Alec and American singer, actor and writer, Pat Boone were in East Africa this week to open a community development center in Tanzania and dedicate GOD TV’s latest broadcast tower in Kenya.