In December 1999, Paul Ohlson and his wife, Bridget, delivered food and Christmas gifts to needy families in their mobile home. It was a blessing to the community and a blessing to them, so in 2000, they started Care-A-Van Ministries.

Osceola Community Church (AG) in Wisconsin joined with six other area churches to organize a Reach for More youth event. Organizers report that 500 youth attended the event — the town's entire population is 2,800.

This upcoming seminar kicks off the Year of the Child for AG World Missions and Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge.

Last year, Gleanings for the Hungry ministry produced 4 million pounds of food for partnering churches and missions agencies. As part of their partnership, Convoy of Hope transports donated goods to Gleanings for the Hungry and they transport the final product to Convoy of Hope — this allows both agencies to help feed the hungry.

Featured in this week's July 26, 1959, issue of the Pentecostal Evangel are articles by Inez Sturgeon, Robert T. McGlasson and others!

An unmasked gunman approached and shot Bishop Artur Suleimanov in the head on Thursday, July 15. He died from his wounds several hours later. Suleimanov's church is part of the Pentecostal Union — a member of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship.

Ten years ago, hell was a frequent topic both in and out of churches — now it seems to have fallen off the map. Many think it's still an important and relevant topic that needs to be taught. In fact, one of the 16 AG fundamental truths deals with final judgment.

Assemblies of God General Superintendent George Wood encourages the Fellowship to vote in upcoming elections.

Nineteen women, many of them AG district women's directors, traveled with Arlene Allen and Karlene Gannon of the national Women's Department to Haiti. The missions team attended meetings and provided a water filtration system to each woman for her family, and also visited two Latin America ChildCare schools.

The Empowered 21 conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drew more than 10,000 people from nearly 100 nations in April. The conference brought together Christian scholars, leaders and Spirit-filled believers, who gathered to prepare for the future of Spirit-empowered Christianity.

After living the lesbian lifestyle for more than 25 years, God redeemed Lois DeLong in 2003, thanks to Cornerstone AG in Danville, Kentucky. Since her radical change, she has become executive director of CrossOver Ministries, an organization that is involved in reaching out to current and former homosexuals.

The new Office of Public Relations website offers church leaders insights on how to effectively communicate an inviting message to their community.

The weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Evangel, is 97 years old today. This week's July 19, 1913, issue of Christian Evangel is the first issue of what later became the Pentecostal Evangel.

An insightful look at the Holocaust and the museum — Yad Vashem — in Jerusalem built in remembrance of the millions of Jews who lost their lives during Hitler's attempt to exterminate European Jews.

The Network for Women in Ministry and the Assemblies of God Executive Leadership is holding their biennial conference for women in ministry. The event takes place September 29 to October 1, 2010, in Dallas, Texas, and is open to female ministers, pastors' wives and women preparing for ministry.

The Long African Day event, coming in March 2011, now offers a short video trailer of the feature video it's producing for the event.

Larry Rose, the volunteer chaplain for the Center for the Blind of the Assemblies of God, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, as a result of a fall. He was 73.

In the past three decades, the multigenerational household has made a comeback while the "empty-nester" home has become less common. The rise is partly a result of demographic and cultural shifts as well as high unemployment rate and rising foreclosures.

Researchers and parenting experts say any time a father spends with his children is well spent. The role fathers play in their children's lives is critical not only spiritually, but also emotionally, socially and academically, according to parenting experts.

Thirty years ago, a missionary visited Manny Ohonme's community in Nigeria and gave him a pair of shoes. Because of those shoes, Ohonme later received a scholarship to play basketball. This experience led he and his wife to begin Samaritan's Feet, an organization that sends shoes around the world.

Featured in this week's July 13, 1935, issue of the Pentecostal Evangel are articles by Zelma Argue, Howard Carter, Jessie B. Kaye, H.C. Ball and others!

Johnny Kelley is currently on his second Bike for the Light Tour to raise money for Speed the Light. More than halfway done with tour, which will end at National Fine Arts in Detroit, Kelley has traveled close to 8,000 miles across America and is encouraging others to get involved with missions.

The New York District School of Ministry started with only 30 students in 2008, but more than 275 people enrolled last year. The school offers a minimum of 24 courses that meet requirements for the three levels of AG ministerial credentialing.

Students prepare hearts and trust for the finances to take part in Detroit 2010 AIM outreach, while having faith in a calling and anticipation for what God is going to do in the city. While need is overwhelming, students are believing for miracles and looking to change lives through ministry.

The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California is funding research in 23 countries on charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity. Grants totaling $3.5 million are being awarded to five centers and another 16 scholar teams to conduct research in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union.