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 …
From Imam to Adventist Perplexing texts in the Qur’an begin a Muslim teacher’s quest to know more about Jesus and the Sabbath. I wasn’t raised Muslim. I converted to Islam as a young man, because I believed Mohammad to be a prophet of God and my great redeemer. I would spend two hours per day studying the Qur’an, learning all …
Path of Faith A Salvation Army minister trusts God enough to sacrifice his income and possessions to become a Seventh-day Adventist. From the time I gave my life to the Lord as an early teen, I knew God had a calling on my life. I had been raised in the Catholic faith, but at the beginning of my personal walk …
The Hidden Village Goal: Start a branch Sabbath School within a few weeks. Problem: No known contacts or location. Teacher, where are we going to start?” I didn’t quite know how to answer. As a new outreach leader in Sunshine Orchard’s Medical and Bible Outreach Training program, I’d been assigned to take two inexperienced students into a new area. Other …
God Provides When a donation doesn’t come through, God provides a larger gift! October 31, 2017, will mark the 500-year anniversary of the day when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. In commemoration of the occasion, the church that bears Luther’s name will be celebrating its reconciliation with Rome. Yet Protestants …
An Education in Evangelism New outreach coordinator strengthens hands-on evangelism at SETI. “True education is missionary training. Every son and daughter of God is called to be a missionary; we are called to the service of God and our fellow men; and to fit us for this service should be the object of our education.” The Ministry of Healing, 395. Equipping …
The Blackout A Sunday-keeping pastor prays for an electrical blackout to stop the Adventist meetings. While resting in my home one evening, I heard what sounded like preaching coming from the other side of the village. Stepping outside, I called to my neighbor, “Why do I hear preaching? What religion is that?” “The Seventh-day Adventists brought a preacher here,” he …
Cheer in the Care Center A tiny church with no musicians develops a successful care center outreach program. It’s so boring here on weekends,” Merlyn complained. “Nothing ever happens then.” When my friend Karole told me about Merlyn’s remark, my heart went out to her. Merlyn lives in the nursing home in Kahoka, Missouri, the town where I attend …
