Mission Stories & News

Dear Friends

Denmark

March 24, 2014

I came to Denmark thinking that I was just fulfilling a promise that I made to God. Little did I know that God had something much more profound in store for me during the time that I would be in His service.

Changed

March 24, 2014

One of the most common desires for change expressed by new volunteers is that they need to get away from the many things that “run” their lives, so they can get a new focus on what is important.

My Part of the Story

Micronesia

March 24, 2014

We all have choices to make in a broken world. We can sit back and watch in fear, or we can ask God how He can use us to be a part of His healing process.

Talking About Final Exams

Peru

March 24, 2014

Of all the things I’m supposed to understand, God and His grace are the most important. After all, what else am I here for?

About My Father's Business

South Korea

March 24, 2014

I’m about my Father’s business now. Whatever I end up doing, I know God will always be leading me, and where He leads me, I will follow.

Donelda's Story

Canada

March 24, 2014

The villagers are amazed at the sudden change in Donelda. A Gitxsan* native of northern Canada, she was previously known in the village of Gitanyow, as the “Evil Woman”, for she was an alcoholic, mean tempered, and abusive to her children.

My Faith Is Firm

March 22, 2014

Monsurat is from Nigeria. As a teen, she was curious about her neighbor. He didn’t go to the mosque on Friday, and always seemed relaxed and happy. She wondered what made him so different.

Dorcas Shares Her Faith

March 22, 2014

On her way to church one Sabbath Dorcas saw two girls quarreling. I wish they would stop fighting, Dorcas thought. Dorcas looked around, but nobody else was nearby. So she walked toward the girls and said, “Please don’t fight!”

God Has the Best in Store

Thailand

March 20, 2014

It was our first time in Thailand, and we felt a bit of culture shock. Everything around us was so strange and different. I remembered a quote that I had seen in a brochure about volunteering. It went something like, “When we go somewhere as a volunteer, we want to change people and help them. But we should remember that we ourselves will never be the same.”

Too Many Jonathans

March 15, 2014

Jonathan Boeyah walked through the main gate of the Adventist Seminary of West Africa. He hardly noticed the colorful flowers blooming brightly from recent rains. Tired and dusty, he made his way to the administrative offices and asked for the registrar.