The theme for the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes from verse 28:2 in the Book of Acts. When the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked off the island of Malta, the local people greeted him with welcome and care. Paul reciprocates the kindness and compassion shown by the Maltese people, and we too are called to greater generosity for those in need.

David Pawson, for almost 70 years, has been an outstanding expository teacher. He has been God's gift to the Church. He has been compared with the 'Prince of Preachers' – Charles Spurgeon. He has indeed been the teacher of the teachers. At the age of 90, on Thursday (May 21) he went to be with His Lord.

On a much smaller scale, the epidemic presented similar challenges to the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like now, church leaders found new ways to respond. Two frontline heroes who stepped up to provide care were African American Methodist leaders — Richard Allen and Absalom Jones.

Owing to COVID-19, European Leadership Forum is being offered as an online conference -- with registration now open for free! God has been using ELF for 18 years to unite, equip, and resource Evangelical leaders to renew the church and evangelize Europe.

On May 10, the COVID-19 outbreak prevention communication meeting of China and South Africa was held online by Amity Foundation and other institutes.