(Editor’s Note: The following is a reprint of an article which recently appeared in the Redstone Rocket army newspaper)

By KARI HAWKINS Staff writer, Redstone Rocket (karihawk@knology.net)

On the eve of the nation’s Thanksgiving celebration, a decorated Vietnam chaplain said it is time for Americans to get back to the basic principles of God, family and country that are the foundation of the United States.

Distance Learning Centers (DLCs) are powerful tools for discipleship!

The testimonies of students at the Landmark Church of God in Statesville, North Carolina, witness to the effectiveness of a DLC. The following are some of the testimonies:

As God pours out His blessings, more doors continue to open for NEAT ASIA in the Philippines. Local denominations are increasingly asking to partner with the NEAT ASIA in training new church planters.

Missionaries Richard and Carolyn Becton share about the Pan de Vida missions team that visited Nicaragua to help with the ministry there. The school project in Nicaragua is well underway and the first of three buildings is now complete.

Church Community Builder (CCB), the original web-based church management solution, has announced that their customers can now offer members and donors the option to schedule automated ongoing contributions through a newly released Recurring Giving feature. Members of the church or ministry community can now schedule repeating contributions directly from a checking account or credit card on a customized basis, including weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual payments. Additionally, church leadership will be able to track these scheduled gifts throughout the year, increasing the level of predictability with which they can forecast future contributions.

Stewardship Ministries has just posted on its web site (www.cogstewardship.org) a new month-long stewardship program titled The Trust Factor. Stewardship Ministries is recommending that churches make February an emphasis on stewardship. This 4-week emphasis examines:

The Gospel of Jesus Christ will be proclaimed in thousands of homes in Singapore this weekend, December 12-14, as churches across the country launch My Hope, an evangelistic effort facilitated by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). More than 20,000 homes representing over 250 churches in Singapore will be involved in the Christian outreach.

TURKEY — This journey has been worthwhile and the Lord was able to show me what surrender truly is and how to let the Holy Spirit work without me getting in the way.

Christmas Day is just weeks away and Guideposts is busy helping Santa…Santa Cliff, that is, a remarkable man in North Carolina who makes over 50 jolly appearances each November and December.