“The Welcome Edition is a very practical tool for pastors and churches to give to newcomers and to new believers,” says Evangelio Pentecostal Coordinator Efraim Espinoza, who also serves as director for the Office of Hispanic Relations. “This is the third Welcome Edition we’ve done in Spanish.”

As with the English version, the Spanish ”Bienvenidos” edition can be used in a variety of ways:

• Handout to guests attending worship services
• Enclose in visitor packets or mailers
• Distribute during neighborhood or community canvassing
• Include as curriculum for new member or doctrines classes

In addition to Hispanic churches, the issue can be used by English-language congregations to share with Spanish-speaking visitors or neighbors. Bulk copies of the Spanish Welcome Edition (#69-7054) can be ordered by calling Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310. The cost is 25 cents per copy when a minimum purchase of 50 is made. Quantities of 49 or less are 50 cents per copy. The same pricing applies to the June 13 English Visitors Edition (#69-7024).

Free customized imprinting on the back of every copy (up to 10 lines of text with 36 characters and spaces per line) is available when 400 or more copies are requested. Orders qualifying for the complimentary imprinting can be processed directly over the telephone with a GPH Customer Relations specialist.

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American service personnel and veterans are eligible for an Evangel military subscription that costs only $14.99 annually, or $28 for two years, mailed to any U.S. address. An Evangel subscription can offer encouragement and spiritual guidance every week to someone who may currently be in harm’s way or has previously experienced the trauma of war.

Military subscriptions can be purchased as either a gift or for oneself. The recipient’s current or former service branch is required when the order is placed by calling Gospel Publishing House Customer Relations at 1-800-641-4310 and specifying subscription code LM. A printable order form is available on the Evangel website, www.pe.ag.org. Click on “Subscribe to the Pentecostal Evangel” along the right side of the homepage, next select “Special Offers” near the top left, then choose “Military Subscription Program.”

Intended for someone at least 60 years of age, the Evangel senior citizen rate can also be requested as a personal or gift subscription by calling GPH at 1-800-641-4310. Code LS should be used when ordering. As with the military option, an order form is available for senior subscriptions at www.pe.ag.org by following the steps given above with the exception of selecting “Senior Discount” in place of “Military Subscription.”

A domestic senior citizen subscription is only $18.99 for one year or $30 for two. Seniors living outside the U.S. may receive the Evangel for just $42 annually. International customers can reach GPH at 011-01-417-831-8000 or use the printable form. Subscriptions can be ordered by phone from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Central Time), Monday through Friday, excluding most U.S. legal holidays.

The special military and senior citizen pricing is only good on new or renewable orders, as the discounts cannot be applied retroactively to any current subscriptions.

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Beginning at 12 a.m. (CDT) on Sunday, July 18, readers can enter to win one of three remaining copies of Love is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive. Compiled by The Five Love Languages author Gary Chapman, Love is a Verb offers 40 uplifting true stories from everyday people that inspires the reader to put love into action. A six-month print subscription to the Evangel is included with the Bethany House release that will be awarded July 29.

Available the following week of July 25-31 will be a second BHP title. Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together by HomeWord ministry founders Jim and Cathy Burns is a collection of 52 devotionals that helps couples draw closer through faith conversations — quiet talks vital for emotional and spiritual intimacy. Only two complimentary copies of Closer will be available after the Aug. 5 drawing, which will also include an Evangel six-month print subscription.

During its 4 1/2-year run, the Weekly Drawing has produced 226 winners representing 44 states and four countries outside the U.S. An adjustment to the new entry form has been made so that international readers can once again take part in the Weekly Drawing.

Visitors to the Evangel website may still enter the July 22 drawing which will award a copy of Theology in a Nutshell by Ken Horn and a six-month PE print subscription. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday, July 17. To enter, just select the Weekly Drawing link at the top of the www.pe.ag.org homepage. Please remember only one entry is allowed per person or e-mail address each week, Sunday through following Saturday.

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So with autumn approaching, along with the ringing of that initial school bell, now is the appropriate time to prepare for the months ahead. For a church that means having an ample supply of the Pentecostal Evangel every week.

And thanks to the ”Test Drive” program, any interested congregation can receive complimentary copies of the Evangel for three full months, allowing the church to gauge the number of magazines it needs without any financial risk. The Evangel will provide up to 25 complimentary copies per week for the three-month fall quarter (September through November) to any church, even those with active subscriptions.

With a strong line-up of issues set for autumn, combined with the return of the monthly World Missions Edition from its summer hiatus, the Evangel is a great ministry tool for every church. Some of the notable topics include:

• Sept. 5 — Missions in Peninsular Asia.
• Sept. 19 — Personal ministry in the community.
• Oct. 17 — What is a Pentecostal?
• Oct. 31 — Keeping kids safe physically and spiritually.
• Nov. 14 — The work of Convoy of Hope.
• Nov. 21 — Thanksgiving: Life and death testimonies.

To learn how a church can begin a free trial subscription or increase for the fall quarter, visit the www.pe.ag.org and click the Customer Service link. From there go to Special Offers and choose the Free Trial Subscription option. You may also call 417-862-2781, ext. 4107, for information or assistance. There is no obligation to continue the complimentary subscription or increase for the winter quarter.

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In addition, and most importantly, the 7,500th salvation report from an inmate is anticipated by the Evangel staff since tracking began in late 2003.

Key Bearers was created as a joint venture between the Evangel and Light for the Lost to ensure that the publication would be provided on a weekly basis, and without interruption, to correctional institutions throughout the United States. Assemblies of God U.S. Missions administers the program, working with chaplains and prison officials who request the Evangel and the quarterly Spanish Evangelio Pentecostal via Key Bearers.

Approximately 10,000 copies of the Evangel are sent weekly to more than 500 correctional institutions. The phenomenal success of Key Bearers is due to those who faithfully support the ministry. Currently there are more than 1,500 individuals and churches who are active “Key Bearers.”

Every dollar donated to the program is used to underwrite the printing and mailing of four copies of the Evangel. No Key Bearers funding is used by the Evangel for administrative or promotional purposes.

To become a life-changing Key Bearer, just visit www.pe.ag.org and choose the Prison Ministry link at the top of the homepage. You’ll find more information about Key Bearers and the opportunity to donate when you click on “fill out the form.”

In appreciation for your support of Key Bearers, you can receive a free six-month print subscription to the Evangel. Just write “I would like to receive the Evangel for six months at no cost” in the comments box on the donation page. It’s our way of saying thanks for helping us reach those who need the salvation message of Jesus Christ.

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