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Deby and Bridgette’s Big Adventure
November 24, 2024
Bridgette from Canada, works as an AVS missionary in Indonesia, driven by her childhood experiences as a homeless child. Deby from Bolivia, teaches English at Dharma Putra Adventist School in Jakarta. Both Bridgette and Deby are committed to enriching the lives of their students.
Read MoreMissing Camper
November 24, 2024
Liam stopped smiling. He didn’t like being corrected. As Adiv was talking, he ran away again. But this time Adiv knew where he had gone. He and another camp counselor, Jacob, went into the bushes and saw Liam scamper up a tree.
Read MoreThe Why Boy
November 24, 2024
James’ smile turned into a frown at evening worship. When it was time to pray, all the children stood. The seven boys who slept in the same cabin as James stood. Their camp counselor, Adiv, stood. But James remained seated.
Read MoreMission Refocus
November 24, 2024
In the 1980s, we decided it was time for another mission refocus. Leaders came together to pray and strategize. They looked at the world map and saw the areas where the church still had no presence.
Read MoreMusic Is Our Mission
November 24, 2024
The nurses gathered the patients in a hallway, keeping them a safe distance from us to protect their health. Even though we couldn’t hug them, we could see how embraced they felt by our spirit of love
Read MoreDeep and Wide
November 17, 2024
Faith loved going to Deep and Wide, a church in her village in Alaska. Each Friday night, she eagerly waited for Saturday to come so she could attend church. Excitedly, she would sing “Deep and wide, deep and wide!” This church was her favorite place to be.
Read MoreAn Evil Encounter
November 17, 2024
Adiv looked at the Bible in his hand. He didn’t know what to do next, but he was sure that God’s Word contained power. Opening to the book of Psalms, he began to read out loud.
Read MoreMemories of a Mission Childhood
November 17, 2024
As we sailed up the Yangtze River in the middle of the night, the boat struck a rock. A fire broke out, and it blistered the place around my baby brother’s crib
Read MoreThe School in the Forest
November 17, 2024
“I would love to learn to read better, but I have this little one. May I attend with my daughter?” Mary asked. “Absolutely.” Grandfather looked at Mary and nodded. The time had come to better their lives.
Read MoreTag, Climbing, and God
November 17, 2024
Kesia didn’t want to disappoint Josephine, but she didn’t want to go. It was still summer, and she wanted to stay outside to play tag and hide-and-seek and to climb on things.
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