Awakening Smiles in a Sorrowful Land A young missionary shares hope and Jesus’ love in India. India. All of the sadness and pain here really gets to me sometimes. So many don’t know Jesus. When I look into their faces, I see pain and hardship. I try to smile at all the ladies and children I pass, but rarely do …
A Radical Experiment in Faith A family moves to Thailand in 2010 to serve others with $900. The faith experience continues today. In 2010, our family decided to try an extreme experiment of faith. We had read, “If families would locate in the dark places of the earth, places where the people are enshrouded in spiritual gloom, and let …
Youth Trip to Yasoru Young people hike for 18 hours to share the gospel in a remote village. Many Christians around the world today are looking for the second coming of Jesus. Yet Jesus told us, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matthew …
Beside the Well A well in Togo supplies physical and spiritual blessings. Can you imagine life without clean water? In the United States, one person uses an average of 80–100 gallons per day. We use it for bathing, laundry, cooking, cleaning, watering our gardens and most importantly, drinking. God is so good to have created one of Earth’s most remarkable …
To the Ends of the Earth God uses 10 years of service in the Congo to bring about 7,000 baptisms and the pastor’s reconversion. Kasongo, a city of about 63,000 in the remote area of east-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, has the largest Muslim population of any city in Congo. In the 1800s, the slave trade flourished there. It …
Encounter for Love A worker at London Heathrow Airport receives a reminder that God is real and loves him. His name may be John, Henry or Pulla; we never found out. He looks like he may be from the Philippines or somewhere in the Pacific Islands. Short and stout, he could have been a rugby player, except that middle age …
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 …
