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JULY 12, 2010 ARCHIVED STORIES:
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--Ten stadiums, 32 nations, 64 matches, four weeks and one winner. They all add up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa from June 11 to July 11.
It was an intense time, full of victories and defeat. The fans cheered or wept. The rich and famous gathered to see and be seen. The teams gave it their all. And Christian ministries took advantage of opportunities that may never come again.
Dignitaries and heads of state from at least 20 nations arrived to celebrate the festivities and were joined by royalty and celebrities. The list includes Princes William and Harry of England, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, former U.S. president Bill Clinton, rock star Mick Jagger and soccer legend David Beckham. Read More
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FIRST-PERSON: Does God care about the World Cup?
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--The stadiums now stand silent. The vuvuzelas are packed away. Tourists are boarding planes, heading home to jobs and families. Media outlets are unplugging computers and loading up gear, ready to move on to the next big event.
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Pastors: Oil spill opens doors for ministry
GULF COAST (BP)--Now that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has spread to all five states that border the Gulf of Mexico, area pastors are feeling the heat. LAFITTE, LA. "I'm sensing a lot of anger," said Eddie Smith, a commercial fisherman and pastor of Barataria Baptist Church in the Lafitte, La., area, about 30 miles southeast of New Orleans. "I think [area residents] are just beginning to understand the long-term ramifications of it [the oil spill].
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Oil-spill ministries launched on Gulf Coast
GULF COAST (BP)--As the oil spill crisis drags on along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Southern Baptists are ministering to people who live on the coast in two main ways -- with on-site chaplains and with "Buckets of Hope." As much as 200 million gallons of British Petroleum unrefined crude oil has been escaping into the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank April 22. The fishing industry has been crippled, as has tourism and local economies in many places across the Gulf.
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Pretoria group tackles human trafficking
AIDS education ongoing in South Africa
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FIRST-PERSON: Use video testimonials in your church
FORT MYERS, Fla. (BP)--In our last article, we began to talk about the obvious problem in the church -- the silence of people in evangelism. Here's one suggestion to help remedy this sinful enigma that is in our church.
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