Dr. Donnie Smith, executive administrator for the Church of God Division of Care, passed away on June 9, 2018. Funeral arrangements have been received for the visitation and services.

Iris Global, the ministry Heidi and Rolland Baker founded in 1980, has come under attack from terrorists in recent days in the Pemba area of Mozambique. Villages have been burned, people have been beheaded and villagers are fearing for their lives.

As people in Seoul held a candlelight vigil on 7 June to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula, they were joined by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), and hundreds of others across the world.

Church of God World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Field Director for Europe/CIS/Middle East Dr. Stephen Darnell have announced that a church has been started in the nation of Andorra. This is now the 185th country of the world in which the Church of God has a presence.

Next week, the on-again off again June 12 summit between U.S. President Trump and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un appears to be on again. At stake are the peace of Korea and the end of the long suffering of the Korean people.

Within just days of one victory in a national motto case, another federal appellate court dismissed a similar lawsuit brought by a satanist. The self-proclaimed “satanist,” Kenneth Mayle, had sued the United States government, claiming that the national motto—”In God We Trust” – on currency violates his constitutional rights under the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses. Specifically, Mayle claimed that, in holding and using currency, he is compelled to proclaim the “existence of” and “trust in” God, which contradicts his satanist beliefs.

Church of God International World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes are making an appeal to members and friends of Church of God World Missions for emergency funds that are desperately needed to help the area surrounding the Fuego volcano in Guatemala.

Faith preacher Jesse Duplantis told the world last month that God wants him to own a $54 million Falcon 7X private jet. And he’s challenging donors to help him buy it.

After seeing Christians censored by Facebook, Twitter and Google, Steven Andrew knew he needed to use his Silicon Valley leadership skills to free believers and build the “Christian Internet.” The first sites in development are the social network alternative to Facebook and Twitter called USA.Life and a search engine named 1776Free. The patriotic names come from the founders’ beliefs in God-given rights.