Fall 2003 Evangel Articles:

2003 Annual Conference, A Smorgasbord for Everyone
Reported by Dr. H. A. (Hank) Roso, VP, Evangelical Church Alliance When all was said and done, the closing of the ECA's 2003 conference left attendees satiated with blessings of inspirational news from many parts of the world, enlivening worship, invigorating preaching, and cherished fellowship. As one who has been attending ECA's Annual conferences for over twenty years,I can honestly say, this one was one that I wished every one of our members could have experienced.

ECA Chaplains Selected Leaders for Summer Chaplain Army Basic Course
Chaplains Anthony Reid, Steve Prost and Stan Goutier recently graduated from the Summer Chaplain Army Basic Course at Fort Jackson, SC. Please pray for safety for these men, comfort their families during their deployments, and for God's special anointing for effective ministry to the soldiers they serve.

Fire Chaplains Getting Burned in California
As a result of a lawsuit filed in federal court this year by six California firefighters who were seeking to end California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention Chaplain Corps, the department has ended its Chaplain program. If those gallant men and women in the California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection in California are forbidden the services of Chaplains, who is next?

Biggest Challenge to Missions Today - Tormented Africans Cry Out to Evangelical America!
by the Rev. Wm. Thomas Bray , Missions Editor at Large
One can hardly blame the average evangelical in the USA for being frustrated and uninvolved in most foreign missions programs today. Many believe that there is little the average American evangelical can do except pray and send finances!  However, this is not the case with the humanitarian crisis in sub-Sahara Africa. In Africa we see the other side of missions – the urgent need for aid to desperately needy believers in already established churches and missions. In Africa, millions of sick, starving and suffering people are literally crying out for us to come over and help them. There is much each of us could do — if we choose to take action.

New Health Privacy Regulations Impact Clergy
While some may fear that the new regulations may limit ministers from patient access upon hospitalization, federal regulations, like scripture, are subject to interpretation…

ECA Member - Derek Prince , A Father of the Faith Passes Away
Derek Prince, a distinguished Bible teacher and author and longtime Jerusalem resident, died on September 24, following a series of chronic illnesses. He was 88.
In his daily-recorded radio message broadcast this week and available on his website, (www.dpmusa.org), Derek makes mention of the most important message he would want to leave behind for family and friends: "I wouldn't have to hesitate or ponder even for one moment. My message could be summed up in just three words: GOD IS FAITHFUL.
Derek has thirty-five grandchildren, fifty-eight great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Eight grandsons are full-time Christian ministry, as are two great-grandsons.

Depend on God
By Dr. Sterling Cauble
Dr. Cauble Shares an exposition of Psalm 25