Wood, Smith Share

New General Superintendent George O. Wood and new Executive Director of U.S. Missions Zollie Smith completed the special series of messages by new officers of the Assemblies of God last Thursday and Friday at Assemblies of God Headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, sharing their personal life stories. Go to ag.org to listen to or view the messages.


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Zollie Smith, New U.S. Missions Executive Director

Reverend Zollie L. Smith, Jr. was elected to serve as the U.S. Missions executive director at the 52nd General Council. He is presently serving as the Executive Secretary of the New Jersey District Council of the Assemblies of God.

“Assemblies of God get ready, get ready, get ready,” an impassioned Smith said moments after the election results were announced. “We together are going to invade America and we are going to go into the cities and the highways and byways and take back what the devil has taken away.”

Smith, 58, praised the Assemblies of God for permitting and promoting diversity. “We today can testify that God moves through His leaders to bring about His end results,” he said, with his wife Phyllis accompanying him.

Smith will fulfill the unexpired term of Alton Garrison, who was elected the Assistant Superintendent, beginning in October.

Get to know Zollie Smith better at the AGUSM bio page.

Interview With Alton Garrison

L. Alton Garrison, Assistant General Superintendent-Elect, sat down with Ken Horn to discuss his vision for America. The interview took place prior to the just-finished General Council.
Listen to the interview here .

Today's AGUSM Issue, July 29, 2007 TPE

Today our issue is one of our special, four-times-a-year Assemblies of God US Missions issues. Check it out on our main site. Also check out AGUSM's Web site.

Bear Attacks

I recently traveled to Alaska for a story that will appear in an upcoming AGUSM edition. A bear entered the camp of the Master's Commission North Pole students near the beginning of the Yukon River trip and ripped open a brand new Cabela's tent. When the bear became aggressive and refused to be run off, Ron Pratt, director of MCNP, fearing for the students, had to shoot him. Later, we ate black bear backstrap and ribs. Ron gave most of the bear meat to a native village, for which they were very grateful.

At an Athabaskan fish camp we stopped at, there was a "bear dog," a dog kept just to keep bears from stealing the fish.

Later, in a store in Anchorage, I saw a bear spray, along with this (redundant) promo: "Stops harmful attacks." Are there any bear attacks that are NOT harmful?