Backroom Prayer Group

Please pray for Rev. Bill Coble, his wife Janie and their son, Noah. Bill is a senior student at the Church of God Theological Seminary and a former NC COG pastor. Last Spring they had their second child, Noah. Shortly after his birth, Noah began to have seizures and other problems. He is now in a kind of wheelchair. Because of Noah's problems, Janie has been forced to leave her job as a pharmacy technician and stay at home. This has greatly complicated their financial situation. Bill is under tremendous pressure. Pray for Noah's complete healing, for Bill and Janie's peace of mind and future ministry and for their financial situation.

KSM Board Member, Kim Alexander, Elected as Society for Pentecostal Studies Officer

I'm especially proud to report this news about my niece, KSM Board Member, Kim Alexander:

At the 2008 annual meeting the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Dr. Kimberly Alexander, a professor at the Church of God Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee, was elected Second Vice President of the prestigious organization.

The election starts a succession of leadership beginning at next year's meeting where Dr. Alexander will become first vice president and program chair for the 2010 meeting. At the 2010 meeting she will become president and deliver the President's address at the 2011 meeting. From now until 2012 she will serve on the Executive Committee and have various responsibilities depending on her office. She has been serving as the Interest Group Leader for the History Interest Group.

Dr. Alexander currently serves as Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at the Church of God Theological Seminary.

Where the Lord is Leading KSM....

I've just returned from a week in God's Country....also known as "Indian Country". My husband, Pastor Don Whichard and my niece, Kim Alexander and her husband, Corky, flew to Phoenix on Tuesday, April 22. This was a research trip for my nephew, Corky and a kind of "reconnaissance mission" for me. We drove north to the Grand Canyon for a couple of days of relaxation and enjoying the beauty of God's Creation. From there we drove back down to Flagstaff to tour Hozhoni, an agency for the developmentally disabled. Fifty percent of the clients of this agency are Native American. They have an amazing art therapy program. We continued from there to the Navajo Reservation, touring Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly. [The picture is of the four of us descending 275 ft into Canyon de Chelly to view the White House Ruins, an ancient cliff dwelling]. On Sunday, we were in worship services at the Window Rock Church of God [Window Rock is the capital of the Navajo Nation] with Senior Pastor Jerry Tom and Associate Pastor Ron Harvey. Pastor Tom's preaching was a "word in season for those who are weary". Thank God that neither miles nor cultural differences can separate us from God's love for us! On Monday, on our way back to our flight in Phoenix, we briefly visited the Hopi Reservation.

All along the way we met friendly, beautiful people who are blessed to live in a place touched by the hand of the Master Artist, our Creator!