We want to give God all the glory for the 12 Native Americans who gave their hearts to the Lord on Easter Sunday after they heard the message of the resurrection.

With tears in their eyes, teenagers, moms, dads, and grandparents came to the altar to pray the sinner’s prayer. They then took part in the communion. After a big dinner, we were able to hide some eggs in the church for kids to find—it was too cold to hide them outside. It snowed all day Friday and Saturday and looked more like Christmas than Easter.

Please keep us and the new converts in your daily prayers.

Carl and Anna Nobles American Indians Ministries Project Number 0650107

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By Dr. Jerry McNabb, Assistant Director, Chaplains Commission

Prayer for Corporal Mickey Weikel

When Corporal Mickey Weikel was assigned to the Marines in Okinawa, little did he realize that this would be a defining moment in his life.

Gospel Music Channel (GMC), the nation’s first and only 24/7 television network devoted to Gospel/Christian music, announced today that it will re-launch its popular video-on-demand channels on April 7 and will premiere a high definition VOD channel in May. The new-look GMC VOD service will feature revamped category titles and a streamlined and more intuitive navigational process for viewers.

By William Isaacs, administrative bishop, Louisiana Church of God

In October 2005, the Louisiana State Council in emergency session authorized State Overseer Bill Isaacs and State Youth Director Kelly Shope to mobilize funds and personnel to respond to the urgent physical needs of residents in New Orleans, Louisiana as the result of Hurricane Katrina. What developed was NOMACC (New Orleans Ministry and Command Center) located in St. Bernard Parish and the town of Chalmette, a suburb of New Orleans.

Sonfest Winterfest 2008 is being conducted Friday April 4 through Sunday April 6, 2008 in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Centre Hotel.

ChristianVolunteering.org has launched a campaign and website www.christianvolunteering.org to equip churches for national volunteer month this April and volunteer week on April 27-May 3. The campaign site provides a searchable directory of nearly 3,000 volunteer opportunities in 1,800 organizations to equip churches to volunteer in their communities.

David Cannistraci pastor of GateWay City Church in San Jose, California, believes that the church must confront the glaring issues that are rotting the charismatic family tree.

The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship (TFFPS) has conferred its “Award of Excellence” for the best article of 2008. TFFPS co-founder and president, Robert W. Graves, announced the award during the 2008 Conference of the Society for Pentecostal Studies convening at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

By Jerry McNabb, Assistant Director, Chaplains Commission

Inmates, staff and Chaplain Yancey (right front.)

Being a chaplain in a pluralistic society is tough enough, but how do you minister in this setting when the individuals you are ministering too are convinced that even if they have a second chance, they cannot succeed?