A Pentecostal Pastor’s Dream

A Pentecostal Pastor’s Dream An angel directs a Pentecostal pastor to the Adventist church for Bible truth. “The work ever before the minister of Christ is to preach the gospel, both to those that are nigh, and ‘in regions beyond.’ It involves self-denial, and necessitates cross-bearing. This kind of work, that will lead us continually to be faithful home missionaries …

A Miracle from Nowhere

A Miracle from Nowhere An unlikely candidate becomes a successful soul winner. Nobody in Israel would have agreed with Jesus’ decision to recruit fishermen from the middle of nowhere to establish a worldwide movement. Likewise, nobody considered Jean Claude Ngandu, a young man from Kinshasa, Congo, as a candidate for God’s work. As a youth, Ngandu had made some mistakes, …

A Home in Jesus

A Home in Jesus A starving family finds not only work, but hope, with a compassionate stranger. My family had gone two days without food, and now my children were crying from hunger. We had left our home village to find work in Bushenyi, but the rich man I worked for had been withholding my salary. With a heavy heart, …

Letter from Mike: Togo – January 2019

The last words spoken in the hearing of the disciples are as full of meaning to us as they were to them. “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you: and lo, I …

The Child Evangelist

The Child Evangelist A young boy introduces his mother to Jesus. “In Scandinavia also the Advent message was proclaimed. . . . But the clergy of the state church opposed the movement, and through their influence some who preached the message were thrown into prison. In many places where the preachers of the Lord’s soon coming were thus silenced, God …

The Girl at the Dump

The Girl at the Dump A young girl flourishes under the care of her new friends. At first, we thought the children were playing. Then we realized they had business here at the dump. Little children rummaged through the trash heaps looking for anything edible or wearable. As they sifted through the rubbish, they had to fight off dogs and …

Providence Among the Muslims

  Providence Among the Muslims A car problem creates an opportunity for Muslims to hear and accept Bible truth. “Many months passed by after Paul’s arrival in Rome, before the Jews of Jerusalem appeared in person to present their accusations against the prisoner. They had been repeatedly thwarted in their designs; and now that Paul was to be tried before …

Jesus Still Visiting Villages

Jesus Still Visiting Villages A woman’s simple faith leads her to learn more about Jesus. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest French-speaking country in the world; the estimated population was over 85 million in 2015. Over 87 percent of Congolese live on less than $1 a day. Many families are poverty stricken and cannot afford to eat a …

Letter from Mike: Year in Review – 2018

We are nearing the end of another year in this world! As we look at the political upheaval in our country and see the unrest among the nations of the earth, we are witnessing the great controversy being acted out right before our eyes. We are told that “the world is a theater; the actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to …