Mission North America will be the new handle for the multiple ministries of the Church of God that engage in resourcing the FINISH Commitment in the United States and Canada. The announcement comes from Dr. J. David Stephens, assistant general overseer and recently appointed Divisional Executive Director for World Evangelization.

Henrique (Henry) Rosa of Montes Claros, Goias, Brazil has an amazing testimony about God’s delivering power! Rosa first found the Lord Jesus Christ in 1999. He was a professional scuba diver that searched for diamonds, gold, crystal and other valuable gems that were buried up to 4-5 meters deep in the mud in the rivers between Sao Paulo and Rio Grande in Minas Gerais, Brazil. As a new convert, he faced many temptations.

Thirty-two Christian leaders from business, political, cultural, and theological sectors have come together with The Washington Times and the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics (IFWE) to publish a special report on faith and economics, entitled, “Faith at Work: Economic Flourishing, Freedom to Create and Innovate.” The report features opinion editorials from each leader and is printed inside today’s edition of The Washington Times newspaper. The report will be distributed to some 10,000 leaders in Washington, D.C., including every Congressional office, and has the potential to reach millions in print and online.

Christian online retailer SonGear (www.SonGear.com) recently surpassed the one million mark for Facebook followers. The company, which sells tens of thousands of products in more than 100 different categories, has reached this plateau after only seven years in business.

Church of God General Overseer Tim Hill will be the featured guest on the Saturday Night Fire Call this weekend, October 8, 2016. Prayer Call is a ministry of Church of God Prayer Ministries.

Last week I spent six days in Durban, South Africa, with a dynamic congregation called His Church. The members come from all kinds of backgrounds: White Afrikaan believers, black Zulus, Indians, and immigrants from Congo, Malawi and Mozambique.

Thirty-two Christian leaders from business, political, cultural, and theological sectors have come together with The Washington Times and the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics (IFWE) to publish a special report on faith and economics, entitled, “Faith at Work: Economic Flourishing, Freedom to Create and Innovate.”

For Christians, particularly those finding it difficult to rally around either presidential candidate, Meet The Need has launched an “Ice Bucket Challenge” for service and evangelism called Vote for Eternity 20:16. The goal is to encourage 1 million Christians to turn their attention more toward who winds up in God’s House than in the White House by following Jesus’ example of letting kindness open the door to sharing the gospel – with a neighbor, coworker or complete stranger – by Election Day, November 8th.

Hurricane Matthew is the most powerful storm in more than a decade to impact Haiti, the surrounding region, and now threatens the United States. The southwestern peninsula of Haiti is marooned, small towns and villages have been devastated by flooding and mudslides, and the storm is still going. More than 20 inches of rain fell across Haiti, and now the United States braces for the impact of a storm that is strengthening over warm Caribbean waters.