In November 2006, Gayle Haggard’s world came crashing in on her.

Six thousand refugees occupy the Church of God national school/office compound in Haiti.

Samaritan’s Place, a Philippine home for children, has announced a unique program for families interested in adopting Filipino orphans.

Are you considering international adoption asa way to complete your family? Fall for Kids may be the answer to your prayer.
Friends of Samaritan’s Place in partnership with Inter-country Adoption Board, Philippines and Holston Home for Children are
looking for families in the Cleveland, Knoxville & Chattanooga, Tennessee area desiring to adopt internationally.

According to Marc Morris, a Church of God missionary, along with his wife, Marilen, Fall for Kids will allow possible adoptive parents to host the children that are matched with them for 3 weeks in September to October 2010. After the 3-week stay, the prospective adoptive parents will be able to decide if they want to finalize the adoption of the child(ren) they hosted.

COST: 3,000.00 ($300 Application Fee / $2,700.00 airfare of the child &escort, insurance, US visa application fee, orientation expenses for participants & children miscellaneous)

DATE: September 29-October 19, 2010. Applications should be in on or before early March to allow for home study to be done.
• Child will return to the Philippines at the end of the program.
• Participants will be given time to decide if they want to finalize the adoption.
• Finalized adoption will be around $10,000 -$800 (credited from the $3,000) = $9,200.00 excluding airfare.

For more information on cost and how to start the process, contact Marc or Marilen Morris at 423-559-1481 or email samaritansplace27@yahoo.com.

In the aftermath of a natural disaster like last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, survivors and spectators alike struggle to make sense of it all.

Caribe Atlantic Area director Dan Irvine reported by e-mail to The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters department of Global Partners, “Within minutes of the earthquake, the Wesleyan Hospital began to receive and treat injured individuals.”

Missiles are fired from Gaza into southern Israel. Iran is steadily marching toward the production of nuclear weapons. And Hezbollah and Hamas are smuggling and stockpiling arms. Welcome to 2010.

For two decades, the annual Christianity Today Book Awards have recognized outstanding volumes that shed light on people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.

Today, the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Citizens United v. FCC, voting 5-4 to stand by the Constitution and protect our First Amendment right to free speech.

According to a local minister, prayers before the Iowa House of Representatives will be censored.