Relief efforts continue in the flood ravaged region of Mississippi and Louisiana. During the first three days, Church of God’s partner agency, Operation Compassion, sent seven semi-trailers loaded with emergency supplies and products. Four more semi-trailers were staged and ready for delivery. Critical items such as bleach and cleaning supplies, disaster boxes and buckets, bottled water and blankets were loaded on these semi-trailers.

Once a year, we have an unprecedented opportunity to welcome some in our communities who would not normally attend church. I want to give you some things to consider as we move toward the final planning stages for Easter weekend:

The entire community of one South Asian village will join in World Water Day celebrations on March 22 by dedicating their new “Jesus Well” — a well drilled and installed with the support of Gospel for Asia (GFA), and which is the result of more than two years of prayer.

Tullian Tchividjian was recently fired from his post at Willow Creek church, but the former pastor humbled himself as he described his past “failures”:

Last week, Chris Wallace, Pastor of the Victory Worship Center Church of God in Chicago, Illinois, opened the Chicago session of city council with prayer.

Kiev, Ukraine — Empowered21 (E21) announced the formation of a Cabinet for Central and Eastern Europe, through the coming together of key denominational and church fellowship leaders from around the region. The gathering in Kiev, Ukraine, brought together 22 delegates from nine countries, including Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

Sharefaith announces its new Sunday School kids Curriculum, Sharefaith Kids Version 2.

GREENSBORO, N.C.– A major gathering of Christian and secular leaders from around the country will converge in an important educational event in Greensboro, North Carolina at the “Set Free Global Summit” (setfreesummit.org) on April 4 to 7, to learn from and interact with eminent experts who will present practical advice on addressing pornography in the church, in our culture and among individuals.

Frontier Kidfest will be the opening Kidfest event in the Kidfest 2016 season on April 8-10 at the Westin Hotel in Irving, Texas.