About 10 years ago, after I returned from a trip to Nigeria, I began itching all over my body. At first I assumed it was an allergic reaction to a food or detergent. But I had no rash, and my doctor was baffled. He told me there was no apparent cause for the itching. My skin was crawling. Lotion gave me no relief. Was this a spiritual attack?

Cleveland, Tenn.— Cry out America is experiencing a tremendous increase of registrations from intercessors, pastors, churches, ministries, and citizens willing to lead public prayer gatherings on Wednesday, September 11, 2014.

The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children on Saturday, September 13, 2014, was first marked in the modern era last fall, but memorialization of society’s tiniest innocent victims is not a new idea. Citizens for a Pro-life Society, Priests for Life, and the Pro-life Action League have reached back to ancient Rome for the inspiration behind this solemn national event. Dug into the walls of the earliest Christian catacombs in the outskirts of Rome are countless small tombs, only a foot or two across. These are the burial places of infants cast out of their pagan homes and left to die of starvation and exposure – a common practice of that time. Members of the early church, charged by Christ to love all their neighbors, offered these newborn sacrifices to Roman cruelty the only act of love they could – that of burying their little bodies and mourning for them in prayer.

Art Rhodes, CEO of the Church of God Benefits Board, offers the following update on a case involving the potential effect of court action on ministerial housing allowances.

Though only 17, high school senior Perri Frost has met more than her share of atheists and agnostics. For several years she has been reaching out to fellow teens who are skeptics, including some who post videos on the internet insulting God.

Dr. Grant McClung, President of Missions Resource Group, has been invited to join the “EvangelVision” blogging community from the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism (BGCE) at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The BGCE is committed to helping Christ-followers develop a passion for sharing Jesus winsomely and wisely. They provide training and resourcing for leaders and lay Christians to develop a lifestyle of evangelism.

Dr. Donald S. Aultman has retired after 64 years in ministry. He was licensed in March, 1950. At 83, Dr. Aultman is the oldest minister to have served as an International Offices director or department head under appointment of the International Executive Committee. He and his father, L.H. Aultman, who was World Missions Director, are the only father and son to have served in department leadership at the same time—1962 to 1966.

Cleveland, TN— In his first communiqué as the newly appointed President of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Dr. R. Lamar Vest made an appeal to Seminary alumni and friends to “pray for us as we endeavor to prepare a new generation of Pentecostal leaders who will, I firmly believe, be part of a world-changing revival.”

Recognizing the incredible challenges faced by law enforcement officers, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has announced plans to host an inaugural National Law Enforcement Retreat on Oct. 13-15 at The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, N.C.