Sharing the Message as a Family A family of six braves mud and motorcycles to share the gospel in Congo. Early this year our family of six took a trip to Kindu, about 600 kilometers (372 miles) south of our mission station, for the opening of the Seventh-day Adventist center of influence Congo Frontline Missions had helped to build. Along …
Receptive Hearts or Guiding Hand? Ministering in Panama through a Vacation Bible School and medical missionary work. Here at Living Springs, we feel privileged to be alive at this time in Earth’s history. Even amidst challenges, God is in control and we can lift up our eyes because our salvation is near! As first elder of our local church, my …
Ready for What? Recently, I heard a sermon about getting ready and being ready. Perhaps you have heard sermons on that topic too. When I heard it, I wanted to ask the speaker, “Ready for what?” Yes, we should get ready and be always ready for the glorious appearing of our Savior, but I think the Scriptures give us even …
Seeing the Light A woman finds freedom and happiness in God after 30 years of addictions. I will never forget the day I received the text message: “I have not drunk a drop of alcohol nor smoked since the meetings. God is good! I do crave, but it’s wiped out when I focus my mind on His greatness. I see …
Go Forward! It took years, but a Baptist family accepts the Sabbath and starts a branch Sabbath School in The Philippines. “Someone must fulfill the commission of Christ; someone must carry on the work which He began to do on earth; and the church has been given this privilege. . . . Those who have been engaged in this Christian …
Mission to Sweden One believer hands out up to 1,300 copies of The Great Controversy per year to interested people in secular Sweden. “The Great Controversy… I am more anxious to see a wide circulation for this book than for any others I have written; for in The Great Controversy, the last message of warning to the world is given …
Setting the Stage Carrying out the divine instruction to connect education with medical missionary work. “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Matthew 28:18,19. When Santo’s Evangelistic Training Institute (SETI) held an …
Editorial – The Coming Storm The sun shone warm as I stepped outside on my way to teach a class. I considered driving, but opted to walk in the sunshine. Then, just before class let out, a sudden storm blew in. The wind howled and the rain fell in torrents as small branches crashed against the building. Without my car or even an umbrella, I regretted not making preparation! …
Hair Care, Health and a Heavenly Father Hair care leads to lessons on health and the gospel. Opportunities abound in the medical missionary work, though sometimes you have to be creative to harness them. Recently, the topic of natural hair care using collagen supplements has been opening doors for me here in Senegal. In this culture, women try everything to grow …
Retirement or Ministry? A busy retirement brings about baptisms behind bars. Have you ever heard a newly-retired person declare, “I’m busier now than I was before I retired”? I have, and after two years of retirement, I can tell you that my wife and I certainly feel busier! In 2008, several years before retirement, my ministry partner and I entered …
