GEORGE O Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, asked a group of Pentecostals who had assembled at the 5-day general council meet at Orlando in the US, to await their breakthrough.

“Your breakthrough will come. God will not forget your work,” he said.

The Assemblies of God is seeing growth even in the midst of an economic recession, he said. Today, more than 8,000 people are being added to the global denomination every day, Wood reported.

Drawing inspiration from Leah, an Old Testament character, Wood said though her life circumstances seemed unfair her legacy played out beyond her earthly life.

Addressing the 53rd General Council of the Assemblies of God, he said there would be no Moses and ultimately no Christmas story without her.

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“Her circumstances may have brought her misery ... but her view of God continued to be one of trust,” Wood said.

“Leah’s story teaches us that the effect of your life cannot be measured within the time span you have on earth,” he added. “You cannot measure the impact of Leah’s life within her earthly time span. You cannot measure your own life that way either.”

Wood's own parents had failed where they planted a church. But today, that church is thriving with some 3,000 attendants, he said.

The US churches of AG have experienced 15 percent growth over the past decade. He attributed the higher numbers to diversity. More than 38 percent of the nearly 3 million members and adherents of the US Assemblies of God members are ethnic minorities.

Wood encouraged members and leaders not to lose heart and not to draw back even in difficult financial times.

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