The Sabbath Cure

A woman in Togo breaks family tradition to become a Christian. My name is Adjoua. I grew up in a rural village in northern Togo, West Africa, where my home was typical of most African ones. My family believed that our ancestors went on living after they died, and that we could continue communicating with them through the juju or …

This Is My Story

A young woman’s journey to restoration in Togo. As a child, my exposure to spiritual things was very limited. I possessed only a vague understanding of God, and my non-Christian grandmother who acted as my guardian prevented church attendance. My life had little meaning. When I met and married my husband, I looked forward to a bright future ahead of …

Beside the Well, Part 2

Beside the Well, Part 2 A modern-day story of the man at the well! According to the World Health Organization, two billion people around the globe use drinking water contaminated with fecal material—water that can transmit diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Two years ago, we began drilling wells to provide safe, clean drinking water for the …

Beside the Well, Part 1

Beside the Well, Part 1 A well in Togo provides more than clean drinking water. Can you imagine life without clean water? In the United States, one person uses an average of 80–100 gallons per day. We use it for bathing, laundry, cooking, cleaning, watering our gardens and most importantly, drinking. God is so good to have created one of …

Letter from Mike: Togo – January 2019

The last words spoken in the hearing of the disciples are as full of meaning to us as they were to them. “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you: and lo, I …

Togo: Pastor Joel – April 2017

In November 2016, we held an evangelistic crusade and afterwards a baptism. The new members who got baptized at that time have experienced great changes in their homes since accepting Christ Jesus. Sister Justine Bozo’s only child suffered from epilepsy, but has been healed since they started coming to church. She herself could not even sleep at night because of nightmares, but she …

Togo: Pastor Joel – April 2014

                        Married and mother of one child since 2009, my husband suffered from Epilepsy for twelve years. I wondered how to solve this problem. So after 2 years of marriage, the Historic Seventh-Day Adventist Church came and conducted a evangelistic campaign in my village. I motivated my husband to …