Aiming to provide vital medical help for hundreds of thousands of traumatized, but courageous and resilient victims of Sudan’s “hidden” war, U.S.-based nonprofit organization African Mission Healthcare (AMH, www.africanmissionhealthcare.org) launched a new campaign today-“Nuba 2020”- (www.Nuba2020.com) to coincide with Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Prison Fellowship International (PFI)–the largest and most extensive association of Christian ministries working in the criminal justice field–announced the Global Capacity Initiative, a new program to provide capacity building support to underperforming Prison Fellowship ministries.

Church of God Youth and Discipleship is preparing for another season of Winterfest gatherings. This year the nine events begin next month and will be highlighted by the 20th anniversary of Smoky Mountain Winterfest being staged at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 13-15, 2020.

If the title of this blog ignited fear or anxiety in your heart, I’d like to propose that not all supernatural experiences or practices hail from the kingdom of darkness. In fact, the truth is that many spiritual encounters or expressions that are demonstrated in darkness are often a perversion of something created by God! I’m concerned that in an effort to not be deceived, some Christians take things that are spiritually powerful or supernatural and assign them to the New Age movement! Consequently, what’s left is a passive, paralyzed and powerless church.

Atheists are at it again, in Knox County, KY this time, trying to prevent the exercise of free speech if it involves Christian viewpoint. In October, the school district allowed the launch of a pilot “Bible Release Time” program operated in partnership with Elgin Children’s Foundation (ECF) and a local church. Many similar programs run throughout the state—a class for religious instruction allowed by Tennessee law following these requirements: 1) Children must have a signed parental request; 2) It must be off school property; 3) Government funds cannot be used. On Halloween night, a local atheistic group enacted a deceptive ploy to scare school boards and parents, similar to when after-school Good News Clubs have been launched by Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF).

The last of nearly two dozen Global Ministry Forums took place last week, completing a nine-month process of assessing the future of the Church of God around the globe.

The following is submitted by Gary McCullough, director of Christian Newswire (originally published in 2010):

Evangelist Daniel Kolenda and the Christ for all Nation’s team is thrilled to release Worthy, a new collection of electrifying praise & worship music recorded live at a CfaN Great Gospel Campaign in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The collection of thirteen songs is available in a stunning DVD and CD combo pack and also available on Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music. Worthy features worship leader Eddie James and his incredible band of young musicians. Their extraordinary talent, combined with the inimitable sound of hundreds of thousands of presence-hungry worshipers under an open African sky, makes for an experience unlike anything else.

Lee University recently hosted the inaugural “First-Generation College Celebration Day” on the Cleveland, Tennessee campus.