A man in disguise saves a Congolese pastor’s life. As the sun set over Congo’s jungle, a car pulled up to Thomas Ongasa’s country home. To his envious, watchful neighbors, the Congolese pastor appeared wealthy. He had connections in America, after all, and knew donors across the sea who sent large containers of Bibles. He had the blessing of the …
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 …
Changed flights bring truth to a young seeker. My daughter and I had just finished representing Amazing Facts Ministries Canada at the Generation of Youth for Christ event in Ottawa, Ontario. It had been a busy conference, with lots of young attendees visiting our exhibit. Early in the morning, Laura and I arrived at the airport to check in for …
“And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your …
Mike’s Free Taxi A Seventh-day Adventist gets a free taxi ride for witnessing! It was later in the morning when I realized I needed to get some groceries. Our hotel breakfast had been scant, since almost all the food was unhealthy, and my daughter and I would be here in Ottawa, Ontario for several days. Asking around, I learned of …
A Home in Jesus A starving family finds not only work, but hope, with a compassionate stranger. My family had gone two days without food, and now my children were crying from hunger. We had left our home village to find work in Bushenyi, but the rich man I worked for had been withholding my salary. With a heavy heart, …
We are nearing the end of another year in this world! As we look at the political upheaval in our country and see the unrest among the nations of the earth, we are witnessing the great controversy being acted out right before our eyes. We are told that “the world is a theater; the actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to …
A Simple Equation Prison work in the States flourishes through prayer and simple Bible study. About a year ago, on October 31—the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door—the Lutherans officially reconciled with the Catholic Church. This set an unfortunate precedent, for now many evangelical churches seem to be preparing to make their own …
A Mad Husband and a Machete A woman’s faith is tested by her husband’s anger. When we decide to follow Jesus, some of our worst enemies can be those of our own household. “We shall find that we must let loose of all hands except the hand of Jesus Christ. Friends will prove treacherous and will betray us. Relatives, deceived …
Angels Preached at Hadero For years the work was stymied, but by God’s grace over 50 people joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hadero is a small town nestled in the lush mountains of Southern Ethiopia. A myriad of fruits, vegetables, and other crops flourish in its warm, wet climate. The Omo River cascades over either side of a verdant cliff …
