A drifting young couple finds their way back to faith through the prayers of friends and family. As he walked into his first Revelation of Hope seminar, Jon Baker told himself, “Don’t get convicted.” He knew that he and his wife Karissa were not interested in God. But that night, as the couple listened to their old high school friend …
Challenges with radio equipment turn into unexpected blessings. Redemption Radio is only one tiny ministry in a dark corner of Honduras. Yet somehow, we have been the target of both Satan’s opposition and the Lord’s marvelous interventions! Thinking back to 2019, we can’t help but thank God for turning difficulties into blessings. Here’s a recap of last year’s mission activities. …
A young man overcomes his rock music addiction. “Must you make all that racket?” my mom hollered. I didn’t care. My parents, who were mostly into rock and rave music, had just gotten me a brand-new drum set for my 13th birthday, and I was highly motivated to learn to play it. My new passion was born. Music consumed my …
A group of boys search for answers when valuables go missing. My husband Elisha and I returned from furlough in Europe to find the school campus in an upheaval. Money and watches belonging to the students had disappeared. Knives, bread and batteries from the school cafeteria were gone without a trace. Even the radio Elisha had placed out in the …
A man in disguise saves a Congolese pastor’s life. As the sun set over Congo’s jungle, a car pulled up to Thomas Ongasa’s country home. To his envious, watchful neighbors, the Congolese pastor appeared wealthy. He had connections in America, after all, and knew donors across the sea who sent large containers of Bibles. He had the blessing of the …
A wife’s prayers for her husband receive a dramatic answer. “I have heard since my youth that Jesus is coming. I have heard it many, many times, but He has not come. I don’t believe anymore that there is a God.” So boasted Macario Relampagus. At one time, he had been an elder in his local Seventh-day Adventist church, but …
A young woman’s journey to restoration in Togo. As a child, my exposure to spiritual things was very limited. I possessed only a vague understanding of God, and my non-Christian grandmother who acted as my guardian prevented church attendance. My life had little meaning. When I met and married my husband, I looked forward to a bright future ahead of …
An Ethiopian community’s journey from darkness to light. Hadero is a commercial district in Ethiopia where people love to shop and do business—especially on Saturdays. Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, and Protestant exist here together, and there is a great need for a genuine revival of true godliness. Since the 1990s, Seventh-day Adventists have tried to penetrate this area with the Three …
A teenager enslaved by drugs finds freedom in Jesus at prison. My performance at school had been deteriorating for some time before my parents and teachers decided to investigate. Their findings shocked them! Along with four peers, I had become a cocaine addict. My drug use had eroded my ability to reason, and my reading comprehension had plummeted. Although I …
“If we can bear persecution for His dear name’s sake, His love becomes a ruling power in our hearts, for we have the assurance that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Never is the tempest-tried soul more dearly loved by his Savior than when he is suffering reproach for the truth’s sake. When for the truth’s sake …
