Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®), the world’s largest missions organization dedicated to children, will turn 80 this year, and continues to grow. The organization is active in most nations of the world.

A delegation led by Church of God World Missions Director, Dr. David Griffis and Assistant Director, Dr. Thomas Propes, recently returned from a trip to Bangkok and Southeast Asia. Bishop Ronnie Hepperly, Church of God Superintendent of Southeast Asia, worked with Field Director Andrew Binda in planning the excursion. Others attending were Missions Administrator Bob McCall, Pastors Terry and Kaye Harris with a delegation from their church (The Crossing) and state bishop of Tennessee, Mitch Corder.

Throughout my Christian journey, God sent special people to be my role models and mentors. One of those, a youth pastor named Barry, invited me to his home for a weekly Bible study when I was just 15. He taught me how to have a private prayer time with God—and now, many decades later, he’s still a close mentor and an example of how to be a man of God.

Parables, the 24/7 network that delivers thought-provoking and inspiring content, and Upliftv, the faith-based network that offers inspirational movies, TV series and documentaries, as well as a variety of ministries, concluded three days of uplifting interviews at the NRB International Christian Media Convention – Proclaim 17.

More than 600 candidates and spouses have signed up to be in attendance at the 2017 Ministerial Internship Program (MIP) Commissioning weekend, set for May 19-20 at the International Offices in Cleveland, Tenn.

Meeting Moses, the first in a brand-new series of kids’ picture books, is releasing just in time to delight children ages 5-8 this Passover and Easter season. Author Robert Chasin and illustrator Matt Roussel are excited to team up for the Meeting Bible Heroes series, which will introduce kids to important Bible characters from the Old Testament, while also providing valuable lessons along the way.

No matter where people are on their faith journey, there’s always more to explore in God’s Word.

This article is Part 4 and 5 of a series of five trends facing World Missions, written by Dr. Bill George, Editorial Assistant to the General Overseer, before his death on January 31, 2017.

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Founder of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) will return to Nigeria for his final African Gospel -¬ Crusade in November, 2017. While certainly not CfaN’s final African crusade, Evangelist Bonnke’s return could inspire another historic global attendance as that of the Lagos, Nigeria Millennium Crusade in 2000, CfaN’s largest crusade to-¬date.