Praise Academy, our new primary school in Shreveport’s Lakeside/Allendale neighborhood opened its doors on Tuesday, August 11.
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Like Jesus’ first disciples, they traveled without definite plans for where they would find food and shelter. They hitched rides from truckers, begged for food and water, and stayed with local residents who agreed to house them on short notice.
Two new modular houses rolled into the Allendale neighborhood on June 11 and 13. Christians in Mission members cheered as their future homes arrived at 1934 Dove Street and at 1935 Jordan Street.
The community’s board of governors elected Craig Lent to a second term as overall coordinator of the People of Praise on June 11.
Pope Francis is known for his openness to the Spirit, his emphasis on evangelism and his embrace of evangelical Protestants and Pentecostals. A little-known story about Cardinal Francis George, who died on April 17, reveals that he too was open to the Spirit and to graces from other Christian denominations.
Eleven men and nine boys drove out of Kingston on a Friday evening in early May for a weekend packed with games, singing, prayer, laughter and brotherhood in the lush foothills north of the city. Buildings gave way to banana plantations, cattle and dirt roads as the group approached their destination—River Edge, a camp and retreat center located in a vibrant green valley with a small river winding through it. These campouts started more than 20 years ago as father-son events, but this year six of the nine boys came through branch members’ friendship with the sisters of a local Missionaries of Charity outreach.
