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Regional News

Regional news from around the conference shares God's mission through local churches, special events as submitted by readers and the staff team. Share your story with us!

July 28, 2008 - Surgery Successful for Superintendent Jerome Nelson - Central Conference Superintendent Jerome Nelson has been diagnosed with colon cancer and had very successful surgery on Monday, July 28. Nelson’s physicians anticipate a full recovery. He is at home, with a two- to four-week recovery time planned.

The Nelsons thank you for your prayers during this difficult time, and ask that you continue to pray for a smooth, speedy, and complete recovery. Superintendent Nelson's wife Joanne expressed gratitude for the support the family has received. “The effectual fervent prayers of the saints avail much with the Lord,” Joanne said. “Thank you for all the prayers - we feel the love.”

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July 3, 2008 - Oakdale Covenant Mission Team Working in South Africa... A 27-member delegation from Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago is working with a YMCA camping program near Cape Town - part of a mission trip designed to respond to a need for specialized services among not only camp participants, but township residents as well. Click here for the full story.

May 23, 2008 - Long Meetings Tiring? Not At This Church!...Members of the mission board at Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL look forward to their monthly meetings that routinely run three hours from 7 PM - 10 pm. "It's so fun because we come up with so many ideas nad try to figure out how to implement them," says Kim Johnson, board chair. "We always leave with our job assignments." That is the kind of enthusiasm that led the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church to hnor Johnson with its Compassion, Mercy, and Justice Award at its Annual Meeting in April. Click here for the full story on the Covenant Church's Newswire.

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