Broken Speaker A failed witnessing opportunity is redeemed. Missing Keys I’d only had the laptop for a couple of weeks. It was a brand new, professional machine made to handle intensive tasks such as video editing. Yet already, one of its speakers had developed a horrible buzz. Such an early hardware failure made me wonder if I should have purchased …
The Gospel That Changed Me An alcoholic abandons his destructive habits and begins preaching the gospel. Like many in my country, I was born into a devoted Roman Catholic family. As a teenager, I developed many vices. I drank liquor and smoked three packs of cigarettes a day. Even after I married and had seven children, I kept drinking and …
Vacation Camp Outside the capital of Senegal, an outpost ministry welcomes 49 children to a Christian day-camp. The rainy season has arrived again in Senegal. The farmers welcome it but many residents do not because of the accompanying problems of flooding, traffic issues and building collapses. When walls and roofs cave in, people sometimes die. My daughter’s family’s home fell …
To Every Mountain and Village Five families begin holding Sabbath services as a result of one couple’s desire to share. It all started when the Lord placed a burden on the hearts of Sister Dolores and her husband Orlando. Dolores had been raised in the faraway village of San Manuel, and she wanted her friends and loved ones to hear …
When Angels Sing Three Angels’ Chorale, of Hartland College, travels many miles to minister to hearts old and young. You sounded like angels,” a concert attendee exclaimed. Really? Didn’t she hear the discordant notes? I mused. We’re not professional; we’re just seeking to glorify God. Spring break 2016 found the Three Angels’ Chorale en route to Florida. Ten days later, …
Seeker on the Street In a time of need, Yvonne finds the truth on the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Last January, we held a literature campaign in Melbourne, Australia. A number of old and young went out on the streets passing out truth-filled books and maga-zines and talking to people in the busy thoroughfares. Two of our team members met …
Hope in Turmoil Leaders at SETI, an evangelism training center in Brazil, take courage amid political and financial upheaval. Have you heard what’s going on in Brazil? Over the last few years, many political scandals have surfaced, and recently, the president was impeached. Economic turmoil has also reached a climax. Yet one crisis is greater than corruption and economic failure: …
Desta’s Defense God protects an Ethiopian convert from a lawsuit aimed at forcing him to stop preaching truth. As the chairman of an association of most of the Sunday-worshiping denominations in my district in southern Ethiopia, I used to oppose the efforts of the Seventh-day Adventist workers. But God had other plans for me. It started when an Adventist evangelist …
Baptism Behind Bars A prison ministry welcomes a precious soul into fellowship with God through baptism. Last summer we conducted a prison baptism, welcoming one more precious soul into the fellowship of God. This baptism brought our ministry’s total to 17. Praise God! I would love to announce that we baptized 40, 20 or even five inmates last summer, but …
Witness for Truth A Tanzanian girl goes to school to learn a trade, but finds a treasure of far greater value. “If you go to that church even once, I will put you on the bus and school will be over for you.” Grandfather snarled. “Nobody will become a Seventh-day Adventist in my house!” Albina lowered her head. “I am …
