On April 30, 2009, a group of house church Christians and leaders from the house church group China Gospel Fellowship (CGF) were gathered for a communion service at a house church in Xinye city, Henan province, when they were raided by a dozen PSB officers. Eighteen Christians were taken to the Public Security Bureau (PSB) office of Xinye city. They were each forced to pay a 1000 yuan (about $150) fine.

Cleveland, TN–Construction crews are working toward completion of the first wing of a more than $13 million science and math classroom and laboratory complex on the Lee University campus.

Replicas of Noah’s Ark in Hong Kong and the Netherlands are taking the Bible’s message of hope and redemption to a new generation.

How is the economic crisis affecting the people of Romania? Nearly every week I receive emails from the people that we work with, containing prayer requests. Many of the young ladies that were rescued out of the orphanages when they were younger are now working in the factories of Romania.

The Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP), the lead network of accredited residential care agencies, is pleased to announce the recent election of Marc A. Morris as vice president for internal affairs.

The Reallocation of Resources Committee of Action, authorized by the 2008 International General Assembly, has adopted a schedule of reduction of the funds local churches send to the International Offices and the State/Regional offices, effective September 1, 2010.

Justice David Souter is set to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the session in June, according to news reports. This will be President Barack Obama’s first opportunity to make an appointment to the Supreme Court.

As people of faith gather across America for this year’s National Day of Prayer, GOD TV’s cameras will be in the nation’s capital to relay one of the main events to viewers across the USA and the globe.

A national prayer center known as 1-800-4-PRAYER takes prayer requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone lines are manned by volunteers who listen to and pray with anyone at any time. Requests and praise reports are also listed on their website, along with Daily Prayer quotes, scriptures, tips on how to pray, and reminders to pray for our nation, elections and other important issues.