For those attending the Campus Conference in the USA, the prices will go up soon.  HERE ARE THE NEW LATE REGISTRATION DATES:

Virginia Beach: July 10TH
Los Angeles: July 10th

REGISTER NOW BEFORE PRICES GO UP! 

Wade Cook gives us 70 seconds about the ILC 2009.  Register at www.IcocConference.org.  

James 4:13-15  How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth: When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone. But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that. (BBE)

Frank is a young fired up single disciple in the Bangalore Church. Frank plays the drums for the Bangalore Church. The last month was very special as his dad became a disciple of Jesus.

Few months back, Frank's dad Harry became paralyzed. From then on disciples started reaching out to him. But initially he was very resistant and was not willing to give up his sinful character like drinking, smoking, threatening his wife etc.

But disciples persevered to study the Bible with him and it was great to see him responding to the word of God. He stopped all his bad habits and with humility he accepted Jesus as Lord in his life. He was added to God's kingdom in the last week of May. Now Frank's mother and his sister are studying the Bible.

To God be the glory.

 It's David vs Goliath on Sunday as the USA Soccer Team plays in its first FIFA finals.  USA squares off against powerhouse Brazil for the Confed championship played in Johannesburg, South Africa.  While many Americans don't follow their national team as closely as they should, soccer (football) is on the rise in the USA.  Of course we will be screaming our heads off for the USA here at HotNews San Antonio.  While most Americans feel it was a major victory to defeat top ranked Spain in the semis, we are still hoping for two miracles in a row.  FYI... IcocHotNews is brought to you by Justin Renton in Johannesburg, and myself here in San Antonio, Texas, USA.  Could this be a turning point for US Soccer?  

Great News: ZhengQiang, known as ZQ for most, and his wife Grace was appointed Evangelist and Woman Ministry Leader last Sunday, 21 June 2009. They have been serving in the ministry for about 15 years. Grace is also the sister of Joyce Ng, who is also a Woman Ministry Leader of the Singapore Central Christian Church. Both ZQ and Grace were incredible examples even as young disciples. Listen to the sharing by Wee Keong and Joyce.

59 ICOC Churches Recognized as Pillars of HOPE at Global Summit
Speaking to an audience of more than 250 partners, staff and supporters from around the world at the organization’s recent Global Summit conference, HOPE worldwide CEO Randy Jordan singled out International Churches of Christ and their members for recognition. “You are an essential source of support and encouragement for us at HOPE worldwide,” he said. “Without churches like yours, there would be no HOPE worldwide , and it is important to us that you know how grateful we are.”

Dr. Mark Ottenweller's trip through Africa continues, and so does his blog.

His latest blog is about the immense amount of damage that AIDS has caused in Namibia. Over 10% of the population there is living with AIDS and there are over 66,000 AIDS orphans in just this one country.

Here is an excerpt from his latest update:

“Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Ephesians 5:19-20

This was Paul’s call to all disciples of Jesus 2000 years ago, and it still applies today! So last weekend many teens and campus students (both disciples and our friends) from across the UK and Ireland gathered at the home of the Mobbs family to have a rock festival and “sing and make music” in our hearts. Indeed, it was a wonderful time of encouraging fellowship, deep conversations, bible lessons and, of course, music, all forthe glory of God!