Gereral Overseer Writes, Assembly, 2008

Preparations are going on around the International Offices and it is exciting to think of all we might share and experience as we gather together August 12--17, 2008. Let me mention a few of the plans to you:

• Awake --our theme--praying for an Awakening from God among us all
• Prayer Awakening--with Kay Horner leading the Assembly in intensive prayer each morning
• Awake to Vision--with the General Overseer--sharing the International Offices vision on Tuesday morning
• Awake to Our Call--with the General Presbyter of Europe/CIS/Middle East, Bishop Clayton Endecott on Tuesday evening
• Awake to the World Harvest--with the General Presbyter of Africa, Bishop Sherman Allen, on Thursday evening
• Leadership Awakening--with our special guest, Dr. J. Doug Stringer, of Turning Point Ministries International, speaking to leaders on Thursday and Friday morning
• Awake to the Spirit--with our special guest, Bishop Jerry Macklin, Second Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ and Pastor of Glad Tidings Church of God in Christ in Hayward, California on Friday evening
• Awake to the Young Harvest--with Palma Hutchinson and Kathy Creasy, Youth and Children's Ministries Directors on Saturday evening
• Awakening Challenge--with General Presbyter of the Caribbean, Bishop Brice Thompson on Sunday morning

Each Assembly we realize that the help we need from the Lord will come through prayer. As we seek God for an Awakening touch over this movement, which spans ministry in 130 nations, we want to cover the Assembly with prayer. Please join with churches and leaders all around the world asking God for an Awakening visitation. We are proclaiming Sunday, June 29th as our Assembly Prayer Day.