Monday, August 28, 2017–Since the threat of Hurricane Harvey became imminent late last week, Church of God leaders have been monitoring the weather event and the subsequent devastating floods that are now occurring. Operation Compassion and God’s Pit Crew, two disaster-relief agencies with ties to the Church of God, have been en route to the affected areas and are providing relief and supplies.
Hurricane Harvey is forecast to become a category 3 hurricane before its landfall later tonight or into early Saturday somewhere between Port O’Conner and Matagorda Bay, Texas. Weather forecasters are predicting a catastrophic and life-threatening landfall with 6 to 12 feet of flooding as more than 3 feet of rain is expected. As winds climb to 125 mile per hour or more devastating damage to homes, businesses and other structures are likely.
I recently returned from a very productive trip to four church planting locations in India. Presently, we have a total of five training sites and they are doing exceptionally well. We were in Ranchi, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, which combined, has more than 50 million people. Only 2% of this 50 million plus are Christian. The rest are mostly Hindu with maybe a little less than 10% Muslim.
Orlando, Fla.–State and regional overseers for the Church of God, gathering in Orlando, Florida for the FINISH Forum Leadership Conference, were recognized for their participation and fulfillment of a program of achievement and goals as outlined by General Overseer Timothy M. Hill.
August 22, 2017–State/regional overseers are gathered in Orlando, Florida for the FINISH Forum, a biennial leadership conference for the Church of God. The opening general session begins at 6:00 p.m.
Essentially, there are three strategic ways for the local church to impact global missions—a process that has fundamentally remained unchanged throughout the New Testament era. These are: Prayer, Involvement, and Financial Support.
