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.
