Awakening Smiles in a Sorrowful Land A young missionary shares hope and Jesus’ love in India. India. All of the sadness and pain here really gets to me sometimes. So many don’t know Jesus. When I look into their faces, I see pain and hardship. I try to smile at all the ladies and children I pass, but rarely do …
Another new year has arrived and once again, it is hard to believe. The new year is a good time to hit the “reset button” and take stock of our lives. Are we advancing in the heavenward journey? In a New Year’s article, Sister White asked a number of pertinent questions for us to ponder: “What fruit have we borne …
From Despair to Hope India From the time he was a baby, all Shaik Sameer could remember was his parents’ constant fighting. Every day, his mother would faithfully do her duties around their small home: cleaning, cooking, and taking care of his small infant sister. In rural India the tasks of daily living take up the entire day. Water …
Hope and Hardships in India Sanann Loyal School Today I am happy to say we opened a new school in Madhya Pradesh. We have called the school “Sanaan Loyal School” in honor of my three daughters: Salome, Naomi, and Annie. We have had a difficult time recruiting teachers to come to this remote location. But when Das and I …
He Who Endures in India Immanuel was born into a Hindu family in an area that had no Christian presence. Countless generations of idol and spirit worship had created a dark and evil atmosphere in his home and village. One day, when Immanuel was still a youth, he somehow ended up attending a Christian meeting. He found himself very attracted …
Mission Snapshots from India From Pointless to Fulfilled By G. Jesudas I want to share with you a short story of my life and how I came to work for India Mission Rebecca (IMR). I was born into a Seventh-day Adventist family, as the eldest son. My parents worked at a mission and I grew up attending our Adventist …
The Monkey’s Are Coming India One day, Pastor Timothy decided that he would try to start a church group in a village that had no Christians. He and his wife talked it over and decided to try working in the village of Pudra Paka. They traveled there and began going from house to house. He took one side of …
From Slavery to Freedom India “The creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in the word of God. This word imparts power; it begets life. Every command is a promise; accepted by the will, received into the soul, it brings with it the life of the Infinite One. It transforms the nature and re-creates the soul in …
Stepping into the Jordan In India I first met Esau Kumar last year in the small village of Jupidi in India where he had previously been running a school. The school had been closed when the government and state rules changed and he now needed state permission for the school to continue. He shared with me his dream of …
How Far Would You Go? India One day, I met a man name Ravi in the small town of Ibrahimpatnam, India. He asked me to look at a problem on his face, which was covered with a handkerchief. When he removed the handkerchief, the smell from the infection on his face was overpowering. I could instantly see that he …
