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The American Red Cross Click here to donate online To donate by check or to a specific cause, please complete this donation form by printing and mailing to: American Red Cross PO Box 37839 Boone, IA 50037-0839 To donate by phone or to get assistance with your donation, please contact them at 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669). You can also reach them at: Español: 1-800-435-7669 TDD Operator: 1-800-220-4095 Samaritan's Purse click here to donate online From the ministry site: Hurricane Harvey, a devastating Category 4 storm, hit the Texas coast on August 25. Many areas were battered, and Houston is experiencing catastrophic flooding. As waters recede, Samaritan's Purse U.S. Disaster Relief teams will fan out across affected areas and bring relief to homeowners in Jesus' Name. Specifically, our volunteers will tarp roofs, cut trees, and perform mud-outs—tearing out waterlogged walls and flooring and taking damaged belongings to the curb....

Church Members, Here Are 10 Ways to KILL Your Church By Tejado Hanchell -May 8, 2017 Ravi Zacharias: Millennials Have Abandoned the Church and Christian Sexual Ethics to Seek Answers and Fulfillment—They Have Found Neither By Megan Briggs -May 15, 2017 East Africa famine: worst humanitarian crisis since World War II 20 million stand at risk of starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen Samaritan's Purse Delivers Food to Many in Famine-Stricken South Sudan FEBRUARY 21, 2017 • SOUTH SUDAN 10 Christian Apps Forgiving the Past, Embracing the Future In a discussion based on her book Forgive, Let Go and Live, best-selling author Deborah Smith Pegues explains what forgiveness is and isn't, and highlights the rewards of having a forgiving spirit. She offers practical suggestions for going through the process of forgiveness.

Citing security threat, Obama expands U.S. role fighting Ebola Sept. 16, 2014 A portion of the article summarized:   President Barack Obama on Tuesday called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a major expansion of the U.S. role in trying to halt its spread, including deployment of 3,000 troops to the region. "The reality is that this epidemic is going to get worse before it gets better," Obama said at the Atlanta headquarters of the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "But, right now, the world still has an opportunity to save countless lives. Right now, the world has the responsibility to act, to step up and to do more. The United States of America intends to do more," he added. Obama's plan calls for sending 3,000 troops, including engineers and medical personnel; establishing a regional command and control centre in Liberia's capital, Monrovia , commanded by Major General ...

Update, Sept. 16, 2014, Dr. Brantly: Fmr. Ebola patient delivers testimony before Senate committee Franklin Graham's Facebook post  (09/05/14) Tuesday, a crew from NBC News came to interview me about Dr. Kent Brantly’s miraculous story of surviving Ebola. Matt Lauer interviewed Kent as well, and this will air in an hour-long special TONIGHT at 10:00 p.m. EDT . The world will be watching as he gives the glory to God for healing him! This Is What It Feels Like to Survive Ebola Dr. Kent Brantly Are you sitting down?  Because TIME magazine posted a story by Dr. Kent Brantly on his ordeal with Ebola.  (Their first hug in a month.  Photo credit:  David Morrison -- Samaritan's Purse) "I never shed a tear when I called my wife and said, “Amber, my test is positive. I have Ebola.” Though the rest of my family wept, I felt strangely at peace. God blessed me with that peace that surpasses understanding. Since we had started treating patients with Ebo...

Free on Kindle: Sinner's Creed Sinner’s Creed is the uncensored memoir of Scott Stapp, Grammy Award–winning leader of the multi-platinum rock band CREED. During CREED’s decade of dominance and in the years following the band’s breakup, Scott struggled with drugs and alcohol, which led not only to a divorce, but also to a much-publicized suicide attempt in 2006. Now clean, sober, and in the midst of a highly successful solo career, Scott has finally come full circle—a turnaround he credits to his renewed faith in God. In Sinner's Creed, Scott shares his story for the first time—from his fundamentalist upbringing, the rise and fall of CREED, and his ongoing battle with addiction, the rediscovery of his faith, and the launch of his solo career. The result is a gripping memoir that is proof positive that God is always present in our lives, despite the colossal mess we sometimes make of them. “Never before since the Holocaust, have we seen such a situation as today” Hamas roc...

image from TWR Hope for Syria website Christian radio is impacting the Syrian crisis POSTED: 13 SEPTEMBER, 2013 "We bring you comfort and peace in the name of Jesus" One woman called from Aleppo, Syria's largest city, to tell of a serious bread shortage and to urge Christians to share with others. Trust in God to provide from day to day, she said, and share your bread rather than let it go bad amid the power outages. A follow-up caller endorsed the woman's appeal for more sharing and recounted his own experience. When he gave one of his two loaves of bread to a neighbor who asked for help, the Lord provided the caller with two more loaves the very next day, he told the program hosts. If you would like to help bring hope through TWR to Syria, click here .  Also the iTunes app in Arabic for TW R Arabic programs schedule God is multiplying your gifts among Syrian refugees image from Baptist Global Response Syria crisis page September 5...