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| Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
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Religion or Superstition
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General, Global Missions
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By Dave and Kathy Simpson
 “You must understand,” Nedko insisted, “Bulgarian people are not very religious. But they are very superstitious!” We hardly needed this reminder when we had the following three conversations in the span of five days. We told an inquisitive taxi driver that we were working with the Bulgarian Evangelical Church of God. He excitedly responded, “My woman attends an evangelical congregation. But I am Orthodox. See, I have my icons hanging here. And I always wear this bracelet with thirty-three beads [representing the years Jesus was on earth]. These give me protection; they keep me safe.
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| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
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Japanese Students arrive at Warner Southern for Tamasei English Program
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General, Colleges and Universities
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 Lake Wales – On July 22 Warner Southern College welcomed 40 students and four teachers from Tamagawa Seigakuin, a junior senior Church of God high school for girls in Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the Tamasei English Program. The Tamasei program is offered for three weeks each summer and provides a faith-based cultural and educational experience for sophomore students.
Dr. James Moyer, Chair of the Communication Arts Department and program director said, “Tamasei provides a unique opportunity for the mission field to come to us. The Japanese people place a high premium on education and cultural and international experience. More than 120 students compete each year to participate. This is the 18th year that we have offered this program.”
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| Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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IYC Brings Life-Change
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General
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By David Farlow
 The International Youth Convention (IYC) of the Church of God is impacting lives for Christ this week in San Antonio. Inspirational conferences, service projects around the city, and times of worship are all purposefully designed to create moments for life-change. And lives are changing.
“IYC is all about life change and helping people making decisions that will affect their lives for eternity,” said Andy Stephenson the convention’s lead organizer. “It is a place where people can hear from God.”
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| Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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1,700 in town for convention fan out to show gratitude to host city
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General
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By Marcy Miranda - San Antonio Express-News
Volunteers at the San Antonio Children’s Museum are hardly unusual, especially in the summer, said Lynne Lee, the museum’s volunteer coordinator. But volunteers from Canada, in San Antonio for a weeklong convention, are much harder to come by.
More than 1,700 young volunteers in town for the International Youth Convention of the Church of God took to the city on Wednesday as part of IMPACT San Antonio, an event convention organizers created to encourage giving back.
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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Christian teens look for change in S.A.
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General
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By Marcy Miranda
Courtesy of San Antonio Express-News
In a massive hall at the Convention Center, more than 5,000 chairs are set facing the stage, making a half-circle. Several mirrors are placed on the periphery of the chairs, and as young Christians and their counselors listen to inspirational speakers delivering the Scriptures, the mirrors return the main theme organizers are trying to deliver: to reflect.
For students attending this year's International Youth Convention of the Church of God, the week will be spent making new friends, finding ways to be more in tune with their faith, and making changes in their lives to put them closer to God, said Andy Stephenson, lead organizer for the convention. Thousands of students from across the nation are in San Antonio for the week participating in the convention, which happens every two years in a different city.
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| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
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Giving Is Contagious!
Church of God - General
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 The high price of gas has caused many people to fret and grumble, and it is causing a severe impact on many pocketbooks. The Bossier City (LA) First Church of God recently employed a creative approach to making a small dent in the price of gas and providing a big splash of goodwill for their community. With the cooperation of J & A Stop & Go, they conducted a gas buy-down in the form of a $0.30 per gallon rebate to customers on July 5.
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| Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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Former Southside Church Site Becomes Crossings Satellite
Church of God - General
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By Carla Hinton, Religion Editor
Originally published on July 12, 2008, in The Oklahoman.
Crossings Community Church, one of Oklahoma’s largest congregations, has opened its first satellite church to meet the needs of a growing south Oklahoma City Hispanic community.
Marty Grubbs, Crossings’ senior pastor, said the satellite, Crossings Communidad Christiana, is in the former Capitol Hill Church of God building, 3120 S Harvey. He said about eight Hispanics had been meeting at the building, but that number has grown to about 80 since Crossings opened the satellite in early June.
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| Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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Preparing to Reflect: IYC 2008
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General
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By David Farlow
 San Antonio, TX—Youth ministry staff and volunteers from across the country gathered this past weekend at the San Antonio Convention Center to complete final preparations for the 2008 International Youth Convention of the Church of God, July 14–17. And while there were dozens of tasks that needed to be completed in time for Monday evening’s kick off service, everyone was focused on hosting a convention that will create the moments that will foster reflection and life-change
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| Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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New Missionary Apprentices Announced
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General, Global Missions
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 Global Missions recently announced the appointment of new missionary apprentices, all of whom were commissioned at the 2008 North American Convention of the Church of God in June: Kay Watts to Côte d'Ivoire and Dave and Bonnie Baylor to Kenya. A major component of the missionary apprentice program is mentoring by experienced career missionaries.
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| Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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Fillmores Resign as Career Missionaries to Brazil
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General, Global Missions
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Church of God Ministries accepted the resignation of Dale and Connie Fillmore as career missionaries to Brazil, effective June 13, 2008.
Dale Fillmore has turned in his ministerial credentials to Indiana Ministries.
Please pray for the Lord's leading in the life of the Fillmores as they make their career transition.
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