We have been given the high calling of being “the light of the world” and of letting our “light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14, 16. While Jesus is the bright shining light of the sun in this dark and dreary world, He calls us …
Apparently there were questions in the New Testament era as to what true religion really was. From Pharisaism to Gnosticism, there were plenty of confusing counterfeits, but are there not still today, as well? James clearly states what true religion really is, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in …
Gunnel’s Last Days Sweden “Do you have a dog? Are you interested in dog food?” It was a cold, rainy, and very windy day in the marketplace. Before it was even ten o’clock in the morning, most of the vendors had already returned home, having realized that the storm was not abating. Giannantonio, Aaron, and I had decided to …
God is Faithful Philippines My name is Jun Salazar. I am 39 years old, and I live with my family in Bawing General Santos City in the Philippines. I was born to a family who are members of the Iglesia ni Cristo Sunday Church. They believe both that Jesus is only human and not God, and that only their …
God’s Open Ears and Ready Replies Laos Do you and your church come together for united prayer? If so, you undoubtedly see answers from God and can relate to Lay Pastor Terad Banjam’s* amazing experience. Terad Banjam, of the Hmong people, has planted four churches in the Vientiane province of Laos. These four churches already have 107 members and …
Even So, Come Lord Jesus Tanzania We met Bibi at the end of an afternoon of outreach. In Tanzania, very old women are called bibi, which means grandmother. We had visited about five different homes and were on our way home. On the way back we heard, from a distance, some happy voices and loud laughter coming from an …
New Church & Worker Salary Ethiopia Desta Boke was working as a leader in evangelical churches in Ethiopia. After a chance meeting with a Seventh-day Adventist gospel worker, Desta learned about the Sabbath. He searched the scriptures for himself, having found that the leaders at his old church could not give him answers from the Bible. Eventually, Desta embraced …
Catastrophe DR Congo “While appearing to the children of men as a great physician who can heal all their maladies, he will bring disease and disaster, until populous cities are reduced to ruin and desolation. Even now he is at work. In accidents and calamities by sea and by land, in great conflagrations, in fierce tornadoes and terrific hailstorms, …
