A group of boys search for answers when valuables go missing. My husband Elisha and I returned from furlough in Europe to find the school campus in an upheaval. Money and watches belonging to the students had disappeared. Knives, bread and batteries from the school cafeteria were gone without a trace. Even the radio Elisha had placed out in the …
A teacher sees the great controversy played out in her classroom. Sundays were becoming a bit of a problem on our school campus. Many of our teenage students spent the day in idleness, getting into trouble with their teachers and amongst themselves. Feeling that a change of schedule was needed, I confidently walked into the classroom of 45 students one …
Into the Latrine Missionaries determine to help rescue abandoned newborns in their area. “Suzan, I cannot believe this. This is horrible!” Though I have lived in Tanzania several years, I had never heard about the fate of many newborns in the villages surrounding our school. Suzan, one of our teachers, had just told me how they were often thrown into …
The Wise Shall Understand When a missionary accepts a teaching challenge, a sudden illness proves to be a blessing. “Elisha, you need to read this book again,” I turned to my husband. “It provides such meaning in light of current events.” I had read The Great Controversy before, but it had never spoken to me the way it did now. …
Abandoned A young man chooses Christ and excels in his studies. David is 14 years old, but he looks more like 12. He is short in stature and his emaciated cheeks tell of food shortages at home. But his eyes are bright and his smile beautiful. David’s mother died when he was a year old, and his father abandoned him. …
Dry Bones New relationships grow from an original Bible study contact. “The souls of those whom we desire to save are like the representation which Ezekiel saw in vision – a valley of dry bones…We are to preach the word of life to those whom we may judge to be as hopeless subjects as though they were in their graves. Though …
Rescuing Ayane Beaten and given alcohol to drink at three months of age, Ayane was in danger until she found grace and peace in a new home. How can this be so complicated?” I turned the small square of cloth over and over. I shook it, sighed, and threw up my hands. Just a few weeks ago I would never …
Encounter for Love A worker at London Heathrow Airport receives a reminder that God is real and loves him. His name may be John, Henry or Pulla; we never found out. He looks like he may be from the Philippines or somewhere in the Pacific Islands. Short and stout, he could have been a rugby player, except that middle age …
Go Home! part 2 A missionary returns home to Tanzania after successful cancer treatments in the United States. By the time we met with a specialist in the States, the growth in Elisha’s abdomen had enlarged and become painful. A blood test revealed that the tumor marker AFP* was extremely high. “I am pretty sure this is cancer. You need …
Go Home! part 1 A missionary is told to go home to the United States as soon as possible. We followed the doctor into a private room that looked like a chapel. “Sit down,” he motioned. From his demeanor, we could sense this wouldn’t be good news. The doctor took a deep breath and displayed the result of the ultrasound …
