For many years one of my favorite passages of Scripture has been the grand passage of Paul’s single-minded goal, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling …
Converting Churches In the Philippines “Everyone who receives the light of truth should be taught to bear the light to others. Our missionaries in foreign lands should gratefully accept every help, every facility, offered them. They must be willing to run some risk, to venture something. It is not pleasing to God that we defer present opportunities for doing good, …
A Letter from China Part 2 [What happened last week: Sister L, along with several other workers and leaders of the church in China, were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned in May of 2010. Sister L, who was released after several weeks, wrote a letter testifying to God’s sustaining grace throughout the ordeal. This is the conclusion of her letter.] As …
A Letter from China Part 1 In May of 2010, several leaders and workers of the church in China were arrested and put into prison. The accusation that the National Security Department made against them is that their work is a secret movement to educate citizens to rise up against the government. This accusation is the most serious crime with …
Working for Families in Czech Republic My good friend Vojta and his family have a wonderful home in the countryside of Moravia in Czech Republic. When I say wonderful, it is not at all because there is something luxurious about it—on the contrary. The way we live here is in many ways as they did decades ago—with an outdoor toilet …
“Ye Are the Salt of the Earth” Panama “Salt must be mingled with the substance to which it is added; it must penetrate and infuse in order to preserve. So it is through personal contact and association that men are reached by the saving power of the gospel. They are not saved in masses, but as individuals. Personal influence is …
Here we are in 2011. We are one year closer to the coming of our Lord and Savior in the clouds of heaven, one year closer to end of sin and suffering, one year closer to spending eternity with our Lord! May we do everything in our power to hasten this soon-coming grand climax. Jesus gave the precious promise to …
God’s Love in Affliction “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” Hebrews 12:26. “I believe that God loves my family. I don’t think that I would be in this church if it had not been for the affliction that I suffered,” said Arvin Paul Fruta, a nineteen-year-old young man. Arvin is the only …
From Lake Titicaca to Chiclayo and Beyond The Spreading Work in Peru In 2010, the Lord allowed us to extend the work in other areas of Peru that we had not previously entered. Right after arriving in Lima, Peru, our family visited Sister Marienela, who for almost one year had been studying the Steps to Life Bible studies over the …
Two Special Hours Recently, Lord gave me two special hours that I would like to share with you. I had an appointment in a nearby village and had two hours before I needed to go home. Mom was with me in the car, and she encouraged me to go out from door to door to sell some books while she …
