Our Faithful God Panama “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:9. Working in the Lord’s vineyard, we have experienced God’s faithfulness, goodness and love in many ways. His promises are clear; we just …
Mission to Sankuru Democratic Republic of the Congo We left Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo, on July 15, 2015. I knew it would be a long, difficult journey and I wouldn’t be home for many weeks—but the Sankuru District needed to be visited. We would go to the villages and preach the gospel, visiting all our churches and …
This brief update from our Philippine worker says it all! This picture is of a Muslim lady who converted to Christianity. She is now attending church on Sabbath with her family! Since she has accepted Jesus Christ, she is eager for baptism. Praise the Lord!
Exciting things are happening in Lamcanedang, here on Mindinao Island in the Philippines. With the help of Brothers Jun and Edgar, I have been doing house to house Bible studies to continue working the ground here. Through God’s help, who blessed our work, there are now five new adults keeping Sabbath with us at the Lamcanedang Church: Sister Ugca, Sister Tuan, Brother and sister Manigding, and …
Right around this time of year, or a little before, the Jews had a national time of rejoicing and giving thanks to God. This was the final festival in the Jewish calendar, the Feast of Tabernacles. Of this time we are told, “now the people came with their tributes of thanksgiving to God, who had thus richly blessed them.” Patriarchs …
John’s gospel begins with the familiar, sublime words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.” John 1:1, 3. John describes Jesus as “the Word.” John returns to this description of Jesus as he sees …
The Bible is filled with beautiful prayers of the heart’s burdened cry seeking help from above. These prayers are recorded so that we can unite our prayers with those of the Biblical authors of long ago. Like David we can plead, “Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin…. Create in me a clean heart, O …
Have Mercy Washington State, USA Aravelys Rivera and her brother Samuel were raised in a Seventh-day Adventist home. Their mother was more active in the church than her father who eventually fell away in his faith. Whenever their mother struggled to teach them moral principles, their father would undo it all. He brought home the pleasures of the world: …
A Seed Planted Australia I want to share a wonderful experience I recently had. As some of you know, I work as a Bible worker for Highwood Health Retreat in Australia. We believe that our Seventh-day Adventist health centers not only help people get physically healthy but also share the gospel and lead souls to Christ. After all, that …
Life Given and Life Changed Story 1: Dare I Call Myself a Missionary? Adventist Southeast Asia Project (ASAP) Ministries supports work in four countries that score among the top 30 nations that persecute Christians (World Watch List). In one of these countries it is illegal to own a Bible or to evangelize in any way. Listen to Missionary Tom’s* …
