Hurricane Florence has become a category 4 hurricane. While it is about 1,254 miles off the east coast of the U.S., forecasters are predicting a Thursday afternoon to evening landfall. Although it is a little early to know for certain where Florence will make landfall, most of the forecasts are pointing to a stretch of coast between Myrtle Beach, SC and The Outer Banks, NC. NOAA is predicting a catastrophic and life-threatening landfall with large surf or storm surge, catastrophic flooding and more than two feet of rain. As winds climb to 130 – 156 mile per hour or more devastating damage to homes, businesses and other structures are likely.

Millions of Indonesians are becoming Christians, often secretly as militants continue to kill devoted believers, according to an investigation by Christian news agency BosNewsLife. At least three to four million Christians “turned to Christ” over the past year, but the government refuses to recognize this trend in the world’s largest Muslim nation, said Christian officials with close knowledge about the situation.

This invocation was written by Jared Laskey and Jim Jenkins to be prayed by Pastor David Foote, M.Div., M.A., at a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia. David is the senior pastor of Family Bible Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia:

The Heart of Florida Youth Ranch Board of Directors met last week and were able to celebrate some great milestones. The Ranch has earned reaccreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA).

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software solutions for churches, announced today the launch of a new mobile application, MinistryOne™. This new app for Apple and Android platforms will offer pastors and church administrators an affordable way to connect their ministry with their members. With the ability to customize the application to match a church’s brand, an intuitive interface to deliver content, a simple way to manage and pay for events, and a direct integration to popular online giving and church management platforms, MinistryOne is the affordable and robust mobile app churches have been waiting to use.

Christian volunteers from 15 nations gathered in Guatemala this past summer for a huge evangelistic outreach focused on children. Serving with Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®), the group split into 24 teams and worked alongside 72 churches. They reached over 47,000 children with the message of Jesus Christ. More than 21,000 children trusted in Jesus as Savior! Beyond that, 866 teachers from the local churches received training, and 38 weekly Bible clubs, called Good News Club®, began!

At the close of the 77th International General Assembly in Orlando, Florida on August 3, 2018, General Overseer Tim Hill announced the destination of the 78th International General Assembly will be the beautiful city of Indianapolis, Indiana on July 21-24, 2020.

More than 14,000 people gathered for the Christ for All Nations’ FIRE Conference in Budapest, Hungary. During the truly epic 3-night event (24 – 26 August), 1,450 attendees submitted personal decision cards, signaling their choice to commit their lives to Jesus!

Spiritual revival continues in northeastern Tennessee, as the Greeneville Awakening is now in its 21st week.