The rainy season has begun, and I am thankful. It makes things a little cooler and cuts down on the ever-present dust. But more important than the weather conditions is what the Lord is doing. Please allow me to testify to how the Lord’s hand is at work here in Uganda.
 
While I was at one of the health centers recently, I saw a newborn only three days old. He had been born at a government clinic a few miles away. He was bleeding from the umbilical cord (improperly tied), and the cord was badly infected. He had lost so much blood that he was near death. Knowing that he would not survive without blood transfusions, I took the mother and baby in my car to the hospital in the city. I honestly did not think he would survive the one-and-a-half-hour trip, but the Lord was with us and we reached the hospital.

By David Miller

Eight years ago, the Northern Assembly of Brazil began a new seminary in Itaituba, Pará. The intent was to train and provide leaders and pastors who could plant new churches. When Dale and Connie Fillmore arrived in Northern Brazil as missionaries, there were three established churches and five preaching points. This region is roughly equal in size to an area extending from the West Coast of the United States through Oklahoma. Clearly, there was a great need for church planting.

The violence and rioting as a result of the frustration over the presidential elections continues to ebb and flow across Kenya, reaching the edge of the Kima International School of Theology (KIST). U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack is widely quoted as saying that Kenya has "gone from bad to worse, in terms of the violence.”

By David Farlow

News media reporting out of Kenya indicates the violence is diminishing, but many of the Church of God congregations are still feeling the effects of the turmoil. To address the immediate needs and help alleviate the suffering, Church of God Ministries (CGM) announced today a disbursement from the Disaster Relief Fund to be sent to church leaders in Kenya.

By David Farlow

Initial reports from Kenya indicate that the Church of God congregations and missionaries there are unharmed by the recent violence associated with the frustration over the presidential elections held on December 27.

“We are in daily contact with our missionaries, who are located in the Kisumu region of Kenya,” said Bob Edwards, Global Missions coordinator for Church of God Ministries. “At this time we have not heard of any loss of life for any of our Church of God Christians.”