Resurgence of Life New seasons bring changes in prison ministry—but the letters keep coming! Springtime has come, bringing a resurgence of life to barren lands—a picture of the new life God brings to barren souls. Spring also promises summer to come, which in our prison ministry means something different from blissful sunny days. Each season has challenges, but summer is …
Scattering Truth Thousands of truth-filled pieces of literature were distributed during the pope’s visit to Sweden. On October 31 and November 1, 2016, the pope visited the cities of Lund and Malmö in Sweden. Ahead of time, we had mailed our booklet 2017 – 500 Years After Luther to all the households in Lund. We also spent time in early …
A thrilling prophecy in the book of Isaiah foretells the conversion of Muslims, who in the Bible are referred to as the people of the east. “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord …
The First Claim Tanzanian children experience God’s love through shoes and clothes. Editha is a Seventh-day Adventist young lady not yet 30. While she was in secondary school, a man raped her in a vain attempt to rid himself of AIDS. As a result, Editha not only contracted HIV but also gave birth to a baby girl she called Latifa. Although …
Self-denial Jars A small church puts Spirit of Prophecy counsel into practice and raises money for the mission field. You could feel the anticipation in the air. The question on every church member’s mind was, “How much money did we raise?” Our pastor had recently returned from a mission trip to the Philippines. While there, he met a little girl …
In November 2016, we held an evangelistic crusade and afterwards a baptism. The new members who got baptized at that time have experienced great changes in their homes since accepting Christ Jesus. Sister Justine Bozo’s only child suffered from epilepsy, but has been healed since they started coming to church. She herself could not even sleep at night because of nightmares, but she …
300% Growth Gospel workers raise up 17 new churches in Ethiopia. We used to have many Seventh-day Adventist churches in our district in southern Ethiopia. Unfortunately, we did not have many gospel workers to care for them. In consequence, our head office sent instructions that we should only maintain churches at a distance of every three walking hours. One by …
Schimmel A young woman gives up her musical dreams for the mission field. “Where’s my piano?” I had just realized it no longer sat in the back room. “It’s gone.” Mama’s voice sounded strained. My throat tightened. “Where?” “Classic Pianos.” “Did they give as much as we paid for it?” “Yes,” she nodded. “That’s good.” I turned to hide my …
Looking around us today, I have no doubt that we are rapidly heading for the fulfillment of the final prophecies. Yet even as I see the events transpiring around us and recognize their place in prophecy, I fear that we may miss the main point of prophecy. Prophecy is given not just to predict the future, but to prepare us …
Broken Speaker A failed witnessing opportunity is redeemed. Missing Keys I’d only had the laptop for a couple of weeks. It was a brand new, professional machine made to handle intensive tasks such as video editing. Yet already, one of its speakers had developed a horrible buzz. Such an early hardware failure made me wonder if I should have purchased …
