Saved by a Smile Philippines Next to our church in Little Baguio here on Mindanao Island in the Philippines lives a young family—a man and wife and their children. We noticed that every time we would visit the church, the wife would turn away from us and shut the door of their home tight. We never quite knew why. …
A Salaam Aleikum Senegal One of the customary greetings in Senegal is a salaam aleikum—“Peace be unto you.” I love this greeting because Jesus used it. In this world full of sin, discouragement and despair, we all need peace in our lives. Our Heavenly Father is the source of that peace! Even in situations that disturb my peace and …
Gift from God Tanzania How happy his parents must have been when he was born! Not only was he their firstborn, but he was a beautiful baby boy—a double blessing worthy of the name Gift. Two younger siblings followed soon after, and joy filled the family for those first few years. Then tragedy struck. Gift’s father died, leaving his …
Mission to Norway Do you go on mission trips in your own country? We do! In the last part of 2015 we took two mission trips in Norway. For the first one, in September, we set aside four weeks to tour northern Norway, visiting non-Adventists who receive our newsletters and pamphlets. Traveling in our camper, we could go and stop whenever …
A Glimpse of My Journey Thailand It’s Sabbath afternoon, the time I often spend hiking in the beautiful mountains near my home at Sunshine Orchard Children’s Home and Learning Center in Mae Song, Thailand. At least 50 wild caves wait to be explored, and plenty of viewpoints offer spectacular vistas across the river into Burma. Today though, my husband, …
Inaugurating New Facilities Brazil As the year 2016 started, so did the Evangelistic Health Program at Espirito Santo’s Evangelistic Training Institute (SETI) in Brazil. The students were excited to learn principles from the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy that will help them improve their own health and aid others in doing the same. In their classes, the students study …
Mission Tales from China As a pastor in China, I travel often, encouraging believers, praying and studying with new interests, visiting the sick and performing baptisms. In my travels, I’m blessed to hear many stories of how God’s work is advancing. I know you’ll be blessed to read a few accounts of the Holy Spirit’s work in my homeland! …
The Ark in Amazonas Brazil Tears filled her eyes as she peeked through the classroom window and saw her son Gilberto* leading the prayer in his first grade class. “I didn’t know my son knew how to pray!” she later told his teacher. “I never taught him, and we don’t even go to church. Listen to what a beautiful …
Hair Dresser’s Witness Brazil Joana D’ark Alves de Paiva lives in Bairro do Limão, a neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. For the last 35 years she has worked as a hair dresser. Although raised in a devout Catholic family, Joana didn’t want to follow her family’s steps. Instead she decided to attend an evangelical church, Assembleia de Deus. Still, …
Happy Hearts in Malawi Tucked into the southeast corner of Africa is a little snippet of a country called Malawi. It is a land blessed with natural beauty, abundant wildlife and lovely people. Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa), 363 miles long and the third-largest freshwater lake in Africa, occupies about a quarter of Malawi’s territory. When David …
