A healing evangelist who has held crusades across the globe says God called him back to America late last year to spend 2008 serving communion every Saturday morning on the steps of the capitol buildings of each U.S. state capital.

By Lania Coleman, The Saginaw News

Saginaw Police Reserve Officer Brooke Girardin, center, has her shield blessed by Chaplain Richard Popard, right, at the Anchor of Hope Church of God during Blessing of the Badges. Officer Joaquin Guerrero, left, helped with the blessings.

Police respond to all kinds of emergencies, from burglars to birds in the house, says Bishop R.C. Popard, a chaplain for both the Saginaw and Saginaw Township police departments.

Thousands of people longing for a physical or spiritual touch from God are flocking to central Florida for ongoing revival meetings that some have dubbed the “Lakeland Healing Outpouring.”

On March 16, an Albanian army factory that had been storing various obsolete munitions for destruction caught fire and set off hours of severe explosions in the city of Gerdec. The city the factory was in was completely destroyed, and homes for miles were damaged, including our churches.

At the time Sen. Reid made the promise, he recognized that the Democratic Leadership needed “to make more progress on” circuit court nominations, but that progress is no where to be seen.

This weekend, we will be celebrating what is traditionally called in the U.S., “Memorial Day.” On this occasion, communities and metropolitan areas have numerous services of remembrance to thank our Veterans of previous wars/conflicts for their sacrificial service. The sad thing is that very few citizens show up for these occasions.

I am pleased to inform you that since my election into office on Feb. 24, 2007, we have 11 new mission stations with some of our Bible school students serving as pastors while they are in school. We have over 1,000 new members who have not been added to our record in Liberia. We desperately need to prepare all of our places of worship so there aren’t any disruptions when the rainy season begins soon.

The Pocket Testament League, an evangelism ministry established in 1893, has developed a new web-based system to match people who want to share their faith using Scripture, with people who want to anonymously support their efforts.

By J. Lee Grady

God is stirring deep spiritual passion in the hearts of the thousands of people who have traveled to Florida during the last month to experience the Lakeland Healing Revival. Since these meetings began in a 700-seat church on April 2, the crowd has moved four times to bigger venues, the fervor has intensified and the news has spread worldwide—thanks to God TV and online broadcasting.