Beautiful Music

When a new church is built in her village, its beautiful music changes her life forever. Marian Raymundo knelt on the floor with the rest of her congregation, singing old Rizalist hymns. What did it all mean? Her family came to church every Sunday, dressed all in white. They spent most of their time singing, either marching around in a …

Vision at Sea

A wife’s prayers for her husband receive a dramatic answer. “I have heard since my youth that Jesus is coming. I have heard it many, many times, but He has not come. I don’t believe anymore that there is a God.” So boasted Macario Relampagus. At one time, he had been an elder in his local Seventh-day Adventist church, but …

Questioned by a Drunk

Questioned by a Drunk A Bible worker’s patient instruction leads an old alcoholic and his family to truth. “There are many who will not go to church to hear the truth preached. By personal efforts in simplicity and wisdom these might be persuaded to turn their feet to the house of God. . . . Should your solicitations be refused, …

My Brother’s Keeper

My Brother’s Keeper A Bible worker rejoices over his brother’s journey to Christ.  “Why don’t you eat pork?” my brother Dodong asked. “Pork is very delicious.” “Because I want to please God and go to heaven,” I replied. Dodong smiled. “Are you not envious of the rest of us? You are only eating vegetables.” I wanted to cry. I felt …

Angel in the Hospital

Angel in the Hospital A mysterious visitor brings encouragement to the wife of an ill Bible worker. “Yanyan,” my husband, Temtem, gasped, “I can barely breathe. I cannot even see you clearly. Everything around me is dark.” Be strong, I told myself. Don’t cry. Your family needs you. Don’t let them see you frightened. Our 4-year-old son, Zander, was also …

The Thief’s Conversion

The Thief’s Conversion A man known for his bad habits accepts the gospel and changes completely. “I know of a place where you ought to preach,” Ruben Malantik told me. A former Muslim imam, Ruben is always excited to find ways to share his newfound Adventist faith. “Silohon would be an excellent location for a seminar, and you could stay …