Replicas of Noah’s Ark in Hong Kong and the Netherlands are taking the Bible’s message of hope and redemption to a new generation.

How is the economic crisis affecting the people of Romania? Nearly every week I receive emails from the people that we work with, containing prayer requests. Many of the young ladies that were rescued out of the orphanages when they were younger are now working in the factories of Romania.

The Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP), the lead network of accredited residential care agencies, is pleased to announce the recent election of Marc A. Morris as vice president for internal affairs.

The Reallocation of Resources Committee of Action, authorized by the 2008 International General Assembly, has adopted a schedule of reduction of the funds local churches send to the International Offices and the State/Regional offices, effective September 1, 2010.

Justice David Souter is set to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the session in June, according to news reports. This will be President Barack Obama’s first opportunity to make an appointment to the Supreme Court.

As people of faith gather across America for this year’s National Day of Prayer, GOD TV’s cameras will be in the nation’s capital to relay one of the main events to viewers across the USA and the globe.

A national prayer center known as 1-800-4-PRAYER takes prayer requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone lines are manned by volunteers who listen to and pray with anyone at any time. Requests and praise reports are also listed on their website, along with Daily Prayer quotes, scriptures, tips on how to pray, and reminders to pray for our nation, elections and other important issues.

An important document representing months of research by several sub-committees was unanimously adopted April 30 by the International Executive Council in a meeting at the Church of God International Offices in Cleveland, Tenn.

The 20th annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon will begin at 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 3, 2009. For 90 continuous hours beginning with the reading of Genesis 1:1, every word of the Bible will be read aloud and without commentary, culminating at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, with the reading of the final chapters of Revelation. During those five days, hundreds of Bible believers will gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to read a portion of the Bible, to listen and to pray.