Mission Stories & News
I Want This City
August 1, 2016
Have you ever met someone who has never even heard the name of Jesus? If you’re looking in New York City, that person might be hard to find, but hit the streets of Bangkok, and you’ll find yourself surrounded.
Read MoreMy Would-Be Assassin
August 1, 2016
Suddenly, I remembered the mysterious ingredient, and everything made sense. Mother had tried to poison me by consulting a marabout, a holy man believed to have supernatural powers, a common practice in my tribe.
Read MorePlanting Seeds
August 1, 2016
Friendly smiles, squeezing hands, facial expressions, warm hugs—this was how I communicated with the village women. We didn’t speak the same language, but we managed to speak with our hearts.
Read MoreOnly the Eyes Were Lost: The Life of Ai Araki
August 1, 2016
Aiko Araki’s birth in 1890 nearly coincided with the birth of Adventism in Japan. The year before, evangelist Abram La Rue shared the Advent message on mainland Japan by handing out publications; he is commonly held to be the first Adventist to do so.
Read MoreGlobal Neighborhood
August 1, 2016
Wonderfully delicious recipes from Russia, Armenia, and Georgia!
Read MoreLove, Service, and Suffering
August 1, 2016
“One year ago tonight I was in my happy home, amid parents and friends, a light-headed carefree girl. Now I am a widow in a strange land, but the Lord is good.”
Read MoreSandy
August 1, 2016
Mrs. Peggy, our campus nurse practitioner, was still holding the phone when several students burst through her door. “Mrs. Peggy, please come to the dorm right away to see Sandy!”
Read MoreThe Snooker Hut Girl
August 1, 2016
My name is Ngatia Rezelda Apa. I’m 11 years old and in the sixth grade. I live at Betikama Adventist College in the Solomon Islands, where my dad works as a teacher.
Read MoreI'm Not Ashamed
July 30, 2016
“I’m not ashamed to share my faith. I will tell my friends about God, even when they laugh at me.”
Read MoreConverted After A Funeral
July 30, 2016
“I’m different from what I used to be, I used to be very rude. But God has calmed my heart and my friends tell me that I’m different. I tell them it’s because I have Jesus in me."
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