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North Dakota AG Leader Healed of Incurable Cancer
Leon Freitag was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, an incurable cancer, and given 12 to 18 months to live. As an example to others, Freitag chose to believe God for a miracle and demonstrate faith through suffering and, ultimately, dumbfound the doctors!
This Week in AG History -- April 5, 1919
Religious liberty isn't only a concern of the present age, but of times past as well. During World War I, an AG pastor suffered the consequences of his religious liberty not being recognized.
This Week in AG History -- March 19, 1921
Aimee Semple McPherson's ministry crossed denominational lines, with revival being sparked in other churches, including a United Brethren Church whose pastor later wrote that he was now "fully persuaded as to the genuineness of the full gospel program."
This Week in AG History - March 12, 1927
Prominent author Sven Lidman shocked Sweden when he decided to become a Pentecostal.
This Week in AG History -- February 25, 1928
Paul Bettex, a man of education and social upbringing, chose to set aside the advantages afforded him, and follow Christ's call to missions - a decision that would result in great personal suffering and ultimately death, but a price he was unflinchingly willing to pay.
This Week in AG History -- February 13, 1932
H. C. Ball, a well-known missionary to Hispanics, shared that it was not an easy road for Mexican-American Pentecostals in the early 1930s, but where material wealth lacked, spiritual blessing abounded.
This Week in AG History -- February 8, 1930
Aunt Fanny, a Hoopa Indian, accepted Christ in 1920 when she was about 100 years old. One of the earliest and oldest Native American Pentecostals, she was a living example of God's mercy and healing power.
This Week in AG History -- January 23, 1943
More than 70 years ago, James Menzie, a well-known leader in the Assemblies of God, urged believers to come to church expecting the Holy Spirit to do something miraculous and to listen to His voice — a word of wisdom still applicable to today's church!
This Week in AG History -- January 16, 1937
AG General Superintendent Ernest S. Williams shares a special New Year's message with the Fellowship in 1937 that's still relevant for today! Read this and many other historic articles in the Jan. 16, 1937, "Pentecostal Evangel."
