While routinely rounding up vagrant pigeons in the attic of his church in Kansas City, Missouri, Minister John F. Drew III stepped on a bad spot and his life would be changed forever. He fell 40 feet and landed in a small cubby hole at the foot of the baby grand piano. Even with the extent of his injuries, several broken bones, vertebrae, ribs and a fractured hip, local paramedic A.L. Baker stated “It was nothing short of a miracle that he survived a fall from that great of distance.”
The Orange Conference, one of the most important family ministry team events happening today, will be hosting a Live Stream April 24-26, 2013, from their sold out Atlanta conference. Drawing together over 5,500 key influencers — senior, student, children’s and preschool leaders — to discover new strategies for sharing God’s truth with the next generation, attendees will discover what it really means to clarify the essentials and eliminate distractions with the theme of “Focus.”
Nearly 70 people were rescued from a life of slavery in a rural district in Andhra Pradesh recently. Children were forced to work beside their parents in the brick factory around the clock—literally up to 22 hours a day, seven days a week. One 10-year-old boy told how he had to make 2,000 clay bricks a day, carrying eight at a time.
2012 Summary
In 2012, Operation Compassion distributed 30 million pounds of product in 38 states and 26 countries. Operation Compassion has targeted children, senior adults, single parent families and widows needing more assistance because of their greater risk and vulnerability. OC continued to deliver water, fed the hungry, construct medical clinics, schools and churches, provided shelter and given shoes.
There’s something different about Bubba Watson.
And he doesn’t care if you know it.
The winner of the 2012 Masters golf championship realizes he’s not like most famous athletes.
In fact, he welcomes it.
The record-breaking miniseries The Bible may be on its way to the big screen.
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