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 …
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 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, …
From Confusion to Clarity A young Filipino discovers the clear, simple truths of God’s Word. I grew up in a devoted Roman Catholic family, but in 2006, when I was 21, my whole family converted to a Filipino church named Iglesia Ni Cristo. This church has very strict rules. If you come to church late, the deacons will not allow …
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 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 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 …
The Macedonian Call A Bible worker receives a call from a distant village. “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us …
These Tiny Hands in Mine A couple adopts children and begins the process of opening an orphanage. For 31 long years, my wife and I had no children of our own. “Lord,” we prayed one day, “please give us even just one child. We would be very happy and forever grateful.” He gave us six and we are still counting. …
Go Forward! It took years, but a Baptist family accepts the Sabbath and starts a branch Sabbath School in The Philippines. “Someone must fulfill the commission of Christ; someone must carry on the work which He began to do on earth; and the church has been given this privilege. . . . Those who have been engaged in this Christian …
