Forty-eight year old Craig Reed will complete Enduring Voices, a 104 mile run across Vietnam, to raise awareness and support for Christian relief ministry Orphan Voice and its humanitarian work in Vietnam. His goal is to raise $50,000 for Orphan Voice programs. To help him achieve that goal, Craig has established several social media channels and a fundraising website.

Because of the comprehensive and accelerating failure of the government school system and the encroachment of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Exodus Mandate (Frontline Ministries, Inc.) has launched a new film, Escaping Common Core: Setting Our Children Free (Volume 1). Common Core is a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, and this new DVD will impact the national debate about the best and biblical alternatives for K-12 education and why public school reform is not possible.

Interest is high in the Shemitah, blood moons and varied prophecies concerning judgment and economic collapse. Speculation is heightened regarding what will happen in the economy during September and October of this year. The Lord is sovereign. No one knows with certainty what the economy will be like in a few months. But we can look at danger signs in the U.S. and global economy. We can take actions in the natural when justified, and we can seek the Lord more.

August 12, 2015–Church of God leaders have been informed that Josh (Josue) Pimentel, regional director of youth and discipleship for the Southeast Region of the Church of God, died in an automobile accident in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina yesterday, August 11, 2015.

More than half the 14 million refugees and asylum-seekers under the mandate of the United Nations refugee agency world-wide do not actually live in the camps they are associated with. A growing number live illegally in cities and towns around the world. Across Asia alone, from India to the Pacific islands, there are about half a million such “urban refugees” according to the UN agency. Christian Freedom International has documented the plight of Christian refugees from Pakistan in a newly released video.

One year ago a potentially catastrophic medical challenge and resultant media tsunami nearly overwhelmed international mission agency SIM, which operated a hospital in Liberia’s Ebola hot zone. What happened to SIM could happen to any organization that doesn’t have the capacity or experience to handle a media deluge, according to InChrist Communications (www.inchristcommunications.com), the faith-based communications firm that supported SIM with crisis communications services throughout the ordeal.

A delegation of U.S. congressmen got a taste of Muslim hospitality Tuesday during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Nairobi, Kenya is one of the most densely populated cities in the world with about 3.4 million people in 269 square miles. The overcrowding undoubtedly adds to the already existing problems of poverty, abuse, and child labor. This makes growing up in Nairobi tough, even if you do have both of your parents. Most children feel pressured to drop out of school in hopes of earning money.

I’ve been asked the questions many times. Why do you draw attention to abortion? Why not just stick to your messages on intercession and revival?