World Report
Fort McMurray Special Meetings
June 15, 2017
Special meetings were held at the Apostolic Faith Church in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, the weekend of May 21. The guest speakers were Robert Downey, Director of North America Work, who attended with his wife, Cheryl, and Chris Hewlett, District Superintendent of Canada Work, who attended with his wife, Pat. Other visitors came from Edmonton, Calgary, and Grand Prairie, Alberta; and Kitchener, Ontario.
A highlight of the special meetings was the thanksgiving expressed for...
Romania Work Continues to Grow
June 9, 2017
From the Superintendent's DESK
John Musgrave continued visiting locations in Romania this past week, accompanied by Ted Bora and Gheorghei Macovei. They made several more church and home visits near Pascani in northeastern Romania before traveling to the western and then southwestern borders to visit some of our churches in those areas.
Brother John wrote with more information...
Final Report on Zambia Camp Meeting 2017
June 9, 2017
The annual Apostolic Faith camp meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, took place this year from April 9 to 23. For one month prior to its beginning, the Zambia saints had special prayer that the government would grant approval for the services to be held and that God would be present in both the preparations and the camp meeting itself. God abundantly answered those prayers.
A two-day workers’ meeting took place April 6-8, to help the camp...
Melbourne Holds First Children’s Church
June 6, 2017
From the Superintendent's DESK
The saints in Melbourne, Australia, marked a new milestone when they held their first children’s church service on Sunday evening, June 4.The day started with Sunday school, which had been expanded in recent months to include an eighth grade through high school class. These students took their lesson from our Answer curriculum and studied how to pray, using The Lord’s Prayer as a guideline.
Sam...
Three New Churches in Romania
June 5, 2017
From the Superintendent's DESK
John Musgrave, Director of Romania Work, left for Bucharest on Tuesday. Since his arrival, he has been traveling with Gheorghei Macovei and Ted Bora, the Eastern and Western Romania District Superintendents respectively, participating in church services and making home visits.
On Wednesday, they enjoyed an evening service at our Bucharest church where Brother Gheorghei is the pastor. At this location, the congregation is anticipating the completion of a new church building...
First Ever Sunday Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 2, 2017
From the Superintendent's DESK
A group of saints in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who have been commuting to our church in Chicago, Illinois (now Worth, Illinois) for years, rejoiced this past Sunday as a morning worship service was held for the first time in Milwaukee. This report of the event was sent by one of the saints from Worth:
Rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of the saints from Worth, as we arrived in Milwaukee for the first...
Woodlake Special Meetings
May 22, 2017
From the Superintendent's DESK
Debbie and I have been in Woodlake, California, for special meetings, which began on Friday with a theme of “Be Revived; Be Restored; Be Renewed.”
The Friday night service was packed with representatives attending from our California branch churches in Eureka, Los Angeles, Richmond, Sacramento, and Tehachapi. The Woodlake pastor, David Lambert, opened the service and then Steve Hopper directed what he called a “mass choir” that filled the space in front...
West Coast Youth Challenge
May 17, 2017
The 2017 West Coast Youth Challenge was held April 28-30 at a campsite near Sutherlin, Oregon. This year, attendees came from California, Oregon, and Washington, and also the East Coast and Canada. The weekend theme was “Experience the Fullness of God” and the key Scripture was from Ephesians 3:14-19, which includes, “That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,...