Letter from Mike: Malawi – May 2020

“Though the Lord is the great Master-worker, yet the human agent has his part to act with the divine worker, or the heavenly building cannot be completed. All the power is of God, yet all the responsibility rests with the human agent, for God can do nothing without the co-operation of man. The Lord does not design that human power …

A Miracle of Healing

A Miracle of Healing A young man is healed and finds his true calling. My father was a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. I adhered to the religion of my parents until age 17, when a relative gave me a book called The Great Controversy by Ellen White. I read it five times over, trying to grasp the full …

Sabbath in Buremba

Sabbath in Buremba A special event draws truth-seekers in Uganda. Our country saw a period of heavy rain from September through December of last year, sometimes lasting from morning to sunset each day. As our local church spent the month of November preparing for a special visitor’s Sabbath for the surrounding community, we feared that the rain would put a …

The Least of These

The Least of These Orphans find hope in Africa. The plight of the orphan is a cause that Advent Hope takes very seriously. When we witness the poverty and the needs of the children in Africa, our hearts are burdened. Let me tell you about some of the children and their stories. Bivon was brought up in a family who …

Little by Little

Little by Little Construction projects and friendship evangelism continue in Senegal a little at a time. Greetings from Senegal! As always, God has been good. Our big news is that the Mbirdiam Evangelism Center is almost finished! We are still working on the upstairs, but we finished the downstairs enough to have an inaugural nature Sabbath with Bethel Church, our …

Messenger of Salvation

Messenger of Salvation A powerful chief prays for God to send someone to lead him to Jesus and the truth. Because I am a tribal chief, many people are afraid of me—but now it was my turn to be afraid. I had suddenly become seriously sick, and it seemed I must die. It didn’t help me, now, to be the …

Okenyoru’s Predicament

Okenyoru’s Predicament God redeems disaster when an amputee finds the gospel. Okenyoru had a real predicament. He had traveled to Kenyenya to pick up some beer for the bar he owned in Ibencho. On the way home, his motorbike taxi slid in the mud and tipped over, injuring Okenyoru’s leg. Hobbling home, he asked his wife to clean the wound. …

A Lasting Impact

A Lasting Impact A woman’s close call serves as an important reminder. We often think of the poem by British missionary Charles Studd. “Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.” We met a certain woman whose story reminded us of this quote. She once considered herself a Christian, but had since wandered away …