As Operation Compassion has been moving forward with the One Million Child Initiative, critical supplies and materials from valued corporate partners have been received. One of the largest donations of tile was offered in the past few days.

For five decades, the South American country of Colombia has been a war with Marxist insurgents. Fighting can erupt at any time throughout scattered war zones, but that doesn’t stop an intrepid messenger of peace.

These days, I spend lots of my time mentoring young leaders. I take them on ministry trips, speak in training schools and lead discipleship retreats. But I’m learning that mentorship does not work in just one direction. Even though I’m the “old guy,” I benefit in amazing ways from the time I spend with younger Christians.

Two Oahu churches have filed an appeal of a trial court’s decision to keep a baseless lawsuit filed by two atheists alive. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and an ADF-allied attorney represent the churches, One Love Ministries and Calvary Chapel Oahu.

The Church of God and Church of God of Prophecy, will be two of many denominations coming together to participate in Encounter 2015, in Fayetteville, NC, Monday and Tuesday, January 5-6, 2015.

The world’s largest pro-life event, the annual March for Life in DC, brings together hundreds of thousands of passionate advocates for life. With over 500,000 in attendance, the majority of people are there due to the passionate and persistent work of the Catholic Church. Evangelicals are emerging, too, in greater numbers to fight the social injustice of abortion. For the first time ever, a non-denominational prayer and worship event, OneVoiceDC (www.OneVoiceDC.com), will be held at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel (the main hotel of the March for Life), the night before the massive march.

EchoLight Studios’ unique church-based distribution model, EchoLight Cinemas, has been steadily gaining in popularity since its September 2014 launch. With more than 500 churches and organizations already signed up to participate in this revolutionary program, some new power players have joined the EchoLight Cinemas program, including Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, led by Pastor Robert Morris, and Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, led by Pastor John Hagee.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved a LGBT non-discrimination policy on Monday. The policy supposedly will stop the bullying of LGBT individuals.

The Church of God Benefits Board recently provided an updated tax development for local churches which gives new information regarding penalties concerning reimbursement of premium costs for the Affordable Care Act.