July 24, 2019: Bless Your Pastor, Christian doctor returning to Africa, Puerto Rico protests
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Here are the latest headlines, brought to you by The Christian Post.
— $1M campaign launched to help financially strapped pastors
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The National Association of Evangelicals has launched a $1 million campaign designed to inspire congregants to “bless” their pastors at a time when 90 percent of pastors nationwide are facing financial pressure.
It’s called the Bless Your Pastor campaign and it’s funded by a three-year grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Congregations are being encouraged to be creative in helping their pastors. Offering low-cost medical or dental care, car repairs, babysitting or gift cards are some examples of how to bless one’s pastor.
Participating churches will also be gifted an Amazon gift card for their pastor.
— Christian doctor who nearly died of Ebola returning to Africa
A Christian doctor who nearly died after contracting the Ebola virus while serving in Liberia said God has called him back to Africa to continue his medical mission work.
Dr. Kent Brantly told The Christian Chronicle that he and his wife have been praying and fasting about it and felt God has opened the doors for them.
It’s been five years since he contracted Ebola and was cured after receiving an experimental drug. He and his family will be serving at a Christian mission hospital in Zambia.
— Many pray amid protests in Puerto Rico against governor
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have been protesting on the streets, demanding that their governor, Ricky Rosselló, resign after a series of leaked text messages revealed corruption and mismanagement of the government.
Many joined in prayer and cried out to God on their knees, asking for forgiveness and praying for their island.
Several top government officials have submitted their resignations but Rosselló said he would carry out his term as governor until 2020.
— Evangelical foster care agency expands program to include Catholics
Miracle Hill Ministries, which is an evangelical Christian adoption agency, announced this month that it will now allow Roman Catholics who affirm the agency’s statement of faith to serve as foster parents or employees.
The change in policy comes as Americans United for Separation of Church and State is suing the state-funded agency, arguing that it discriminates on the basis of religion.
— Texas pastor loses daughter, son-in-law, grandson in crash
A Texas pastor is grieving the deaths of his oldest daughter, her 2-month-old son and her husband after a tragic crash occurred on the side of a road in Israel.
Scott Riling, who serves as a pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, had to bury all three of his family members. His son-in-law was an officer in the Israeli Air Force.
They left behind one daughter.
Despite the shock and grief, Riling said while he doesn’t understand God’s ways, he still trusts that God is merciful and is love.
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