DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — If you have been reading the news, you know the Dominican Republic was hit recently with a devastating hurricane. Our chaplaincy coordinator for the Caribbean, Chaplain Ismael Ponce, sends this report:

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More than 125 Gospel for Asia Compassion Services missionaries and volunteers are on the scene in Bangladesh, reaching out to people affected by Cyclone Sidr. They are distributing food, blankets and other emergency supplies to those affected by the storm.

Last Friday 700 people gathered for the National Media Prayer Breakfast at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., to pray for the end of the two-week writers’ strike that has halted production on many Hollywood studios, reported the Associated Press (AP).

ChristiaNet.com, the world’s largest Christian portal with twelve million monthly page loads, recently asked, “Do you pray at least one hour a week?” ChristiaNet’s president, Bill Cooper, stated, “Christians should communicate with the Lord through daily prayer.” Most surveyed said they prayed well over one hour.

This week, the Church of God Chaplains Commission shipped 286 bulk boxes of Little Debbie brownies to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Little Debbie holiday project began with donations from local churches during the July 4th “God and Country” celebration.

“Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?” – 2 Samuel 3:38

BERMUDA — Bishop Dr. Goodwin Campbell Smith passed away on November 20, 2007, in Bermuda.

Cooke Pictures, a television production, branding, and media strategy company based in Santa Monica, California has been selected to produce the commercials for the American Bible Society – the leading sponsor of the national music awards event in this year’s Dove Awards Presentation.

By Karen Blake, associate missionary, Urban Harvest Ministries Dark clouds, rain, wind gusts up to 25 mph and impending thunderstorms filled the sky in the heart of the city of Detroit.