Jesus’ Visit

Jesus’ Visit An elderly woman finds healing and peace when a Christian medical team comes to town. Fideli shifted stiffly in her chair as she watched her daughter approach beneath the searing afternoon sun. In a country where 49% of children die under the age of five, and the adult life expectancy is less than 60, Fideli’s 87 years made …

Marlenny

Marlenny A widow haunted by the past finds hope through student visitors. The world we live in is full of brokenness. Although people greet their neighbors with a smile, they’re often struggling to hide the hurt and pain inside. Unless we’ve made a genuine surrender to Christ for him to take our brokenness and bind our wounds, we’re just pretending …

The Wise Shall Understand

The Wise Shall Understand When a missionary accepts a teaching challenge, a sudden illness proves to be a blessing. “Elisha, you need to read this book again,” I turned to my husband. “It provides such meaning in light of current events.” I had read The Great Controversy before, but it had never spoken to me the way it did now. …

Criminals, Dreamers, and Converts

Criminals, Dreamers, and Converts Evangelism brings the Sabbath truth to seekers in the South Pacific. Popondeta is a sort of cowboy province in Papua New Guinea, full of criminal activity. Yet even here, the truth of the Three Angels’ Messages outshines false light. During recent evangelistic efforts in the oil palm settlement of Sorovi, the village of Oro Bay and …

Tragedy & Transformation

Tragedy & Transformation A young man’s life is changed when God’s grace reaches him through tragedy. Froilan grew up in La Zona, a small mountain village in Honduras. As a young boy, he came to church every once in a while, but he never seemed serious about following the Lord. When he became a teenager, Froilan started drinking, and later …

Total Transformation

Total Transformation A young woman’s family didn’t believe she could change—but the church persevered. Challenging neighborhoods surround the Central Adventist Church in Armenia, Quindio, Colombia, with drug use common. Still, week to week the members go and search for hearts that are open to the gospel. One Sabbath afternoon as we went out to give Bible studies, a church member …