Mission Stories & News
What I Learned from My Suitcase
May 21, 2014
Gradually, I found that it was possible to be thankful for the things we don’t have. I tried it, and it really kept me from becoming sad or depressed.
Read MoreMeet the Cities
May 21, 2014
For the past few years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has focused attention on Mission to the Cities which calls on members to get involved in sharing Christ’s love with people in the largest cities of the world.
Read MoreIt's Time!
May 19, 2014
For the first time in history, more than half of earth’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050, that number is expected to be 70 percent. Our volume and rate of ministry haven’t kept pace with the global movement towards urbanization.
Read MoreI Hated Adventists
May 17, 2014
Although I didn’t like their religion, I knew that young people who studied in Adventist schools were disciplined and better prepared to face the future.
Read MoreYasiah's Miracle
May 17, 2014
The pastor visited Yasiah’s home and prayed for the boy. Then he told Yasiah’s father, “You should take your son to the city, where we are holding special meetings. Ask the pastors there to pray for your son.”
Read MoreOn the Heels of Typhoon Haiyan
May 12, 2014
“ADRA and the church as a whole need to be the first responders,” Denison said. “We help people because it’s the right thing to do.”
Read MoreFrom Pigs to Pioneer
May 10, 2014
In the church where I grew up, we often celebrated holidays by killing several pigs and eating them. We danced around the pigs’ heads, and our pastor made alcohol and drank it. When I became an adult, I also made alcohol and sold it.
Read MoreThe Seed Planters
May 10, 2014
“Sometimes when a holiday falls during the week, the school makes it up by holding classes on Saturday,” Alan says. “We are new in the school, so our teachers don’t know yet that we’re Adventists. They don’t know what Adventists believe.
Read MoreChrist's Method in Manhattan
May 5, 2014
Life Hope Centers purpose is to connect with and meet the needs of people in urban communities. They offer a wholistic approach to physical, emotional, social, and spiritual development and often accomplish this through free seminars, resources, and services.
Read MoreFinding Truth
May 3, 2014
I looked at nature and realized that there was a power in nature, something supernatural. There must be a god, but I didn’t know which god was truly God—or if any of them were truly God.
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