By Allie Martin, OneNewsNow.com

Gospel for Asia (GFA) and American Family Radio (AFR) recently kicked off an initiative that allows people to provide items for the poorest of the poor in India. In that country, people known as the Dalits — or untouchables — are considered subhuman by many. The shunned caste group has a population of over 300 million.

When a visit to the war-ravaged African nation of Liberia revealed that most of the 65 pastors who had survived the dreadful 15-year civil war were not only suffering hunger and lack, but that almost all of them had taken war orphans—from two to seven children each—into their homes, World Missions was able to make a grant equivalent to four months’ salary to each pastor.

On November 6, 2007, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, formally requested the leadership of Joyce Meyer Ministries to provide detailed records and personal information pertaining to Dave and Joyce Meyer for his review.

Anthony Horvath is the author of “Fidelis.” His book is the first of seven in a fantasy fiction young adult series and recently received a favorable review on Worldnetdaily.com.

Last year the Church of God Dixon Pentecostal Research Center launched the Voice of a Legacy project in order to capture the voices of ministers and laity who have lived and led in the Pentecostal movement. Dr. Ray H. Hughes, a former three-time general overseer for the Church of God, is the first in a series of releases of the interviews on DVD sets.

Harold and Laila Bare of Charlottesville-Covenant share this testimony as adjunct professors.

Feed The Children is currently the eighth-largest charity in the world and provides food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities to children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. Yet few know the story of the man behind the mission.

Gospel Communications is launching an online volunteer matching site in partnership with TechMission. The goal of the site is to match Christians with volunteer opportunities in ministries serving under-resourced communities.

The American College of Pediatricians carefully reviewed the available research on corporal punishment and concludes, in its position statement on the subject, that disciplinary spanking by parents can be effective when properly used.