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Christ in Youth is expecting its busiest summer ever. The Joplin, Mo.-based youth ministry will host 56 middle and high school conferences this summer. It expects 53,000 students to attend—a record for the organization. About 2,000 students remain on waiting lists. . . .
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service), we again share a 1991 article about Milton B. Bates, the man who started the disaster relief organization. IDES will mark its anniversary with an open house July 8 at its headquarters in Noblesville, Ind.
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Wilkinson (Ind.) Church of Christ hosts a one-week camp for foster children each summer. The Royal Family KIDS camp exposes the kids to the story of Jesus Christ while showing the children unconditional love. . . .
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Strong winds ripped off part of the back wall of Madison Hills Christian Church in Richmond, Ky., on Sunday night. The winds also blew off a front door. . . . Also briefs about J.K. Jones and Nathan Shedd, and briefs from Kentucky Christian University and ICOM.
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When he isn’t fulfilling his many duties as president of Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Ky., Terry Allcorn twice each year can be found serving as a security guard at the world’s largest diamond and gun shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. . . .
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Joe Garman’s ministry with ARM Prison Outreach is marking its 50th year. The impetus of the ministry began in South Korea in an unlikely way and took root after a visit to the Pentagon. . . .
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On June 30, Reggie Hundley will retire as the CEO/administrator of the Christian Churches Pension Plan. W. Todd Beale will assume the leadership of CCPP on July 1. . . . Plus, GNPI is launching Mission15 to deliver 1 billion gospel invitations . . . and more briefs.
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“Between Mercy and Me” is a Christian drama that explores issues of race, urban renewal, and relationships between Christians living in the same city, worshipping in nearby churches, but living in entirely different worlds. . . .
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“Nobody seems more mistake-prone than the average missionary (with the possible exception of presidents, congressmen, mothers and fathers of teenagers, umpires, and tax assessors),” Ward Patterson, tongue firmly in cheek, wrote in 1963. “That the missionary should so excel in error-ability is a phenomenon worthy of the interest of all of us . . .”