Little Front Porch School A small English school begins as a witness to neighborhood children. It was a miracle, really, how I ended up back in Cambodia. I’d been here before for two years, teaching at the local Adventist school. When the time came for me to return home, I really missed my students, but I didn’t know if or …
Angel Deliverance An old mission story inspires a present-day missionary to continue pressing on. The shimmering African sun sank low on the horizon, leaving a golden glow on the dusty streets of Kisangani. Ducking under a loose marketplace awning, two menacing tribal witchdoctors stepped onto the street, silent except for the scraping of their sandals. “Their house is around the …
500 Years Later Sharing the truth on the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his theses to the church door. On October 31, 2017, 500 years after Luther nailed his 95 theses to the heavy wooden door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany, we stood in the very same spot, our arms loaded with literature as the crowd ebbed and flowed around …
Bury My Heart A young missionary looks back on her mission experiences. In August 2011, as I stepped from the plane into the welcoming warmth of the Cambodian air, the Khmer people stepped into my heart. Before many days had passed, I realized that I was here to stay – for as long as God wanted me. So when God …
An Angry Inmate A prisoner becomes upset when presented with the truth. The country of Russia has denied Jehovah’s Witnesses the right to congregate and distribute literature. As Seventh-day Adventists are also considered fundamentalists, we may be subject to similar court orders in the future. A statement written by Ellen White could be closer than we think. “Those who honor …
This quarter, we have put an emphasis on the distribution of pamphlets. As a result, many have begun studying the Bible. Among these, seven of the students regularly visit us. Sister Justine Pitho is one of these Bible students. Sister Justine was five months pregnant when she received our message through the pamphlets. One day a few months later, a …
