Mission Stories & News
It Was Jesus
November 10, 2024
James picked up a Bible, and it fell open to Mark 9. It was the story of Jesus casting a spirit out of a boy. Echoing the question that Jesus asked the boy’s father, James asked, “How long has this been happening to her?”
Read MoreJohn and Dorothy Andrews
November 10, 2024
In the Tibetan border region, conversion to the Christian religion was forbidden, a crime punishable by death. Largely because of his surgical skills, Andrews gained the trust of the Tibetans who came to his clinic.
Read MoreEarly Australian Indigenous Missionary Couples
November 10, 2024
While at Aroma, Jessie wrote that the house they were living in had “great big holes,” which allowed the building to fill with sand when the west winds blew.
Read MoreA Day at Camp
November 10, 2024
But no one was going to eat ground squirrel for lunch at the camp. If Kingston was disappointed, he didn’t show it. He joined the other children in heartily eating baked potatoes, brown beans, macaroni and cheese, and garlic bread.
Read MoreWaiting for Communion
November 3, 2024
Every time Katrina received a Social Security check, she bought all the white plastic basins that were on the store shelf. Usually, there were six. Then she brought them to church and gave them to the pastor’s wife.
Read MoreJohn Nevins Andrews
November 3, 2024
People were aware of meetings in their neighbor’s homes in the crowded rowhouses, and fellow Christians often created problems for Seventh-day Adventists.
Read MoreMission Begins Young
November 3, 2024
That year, my worldview began changing. I saw another culture, another way of thinking. I went to my students’ homes and listened to their stories, saw their personal grief.
Read MoreHomesick but Not Alone
November 3, 2024
Other girls wanted to pray for their parents and families. Some wanted to pray for themselves. They had friends back at home who took drugs, and they didn’t want to get mixed up in that.
Read MorePerfect Property
October 27, 2024
The elderly deacon responsible for the church decided to put the property up for sale. An appraiser was summoned to determine the value of the property. He said it was worth U.S.$850,000.
Read MoreGetting Healthy With Henry
October 27, 2024
“If Jesus lived on earth today, I think He would be with us in this project because its purpose is to give others better ways of living,” Henry says.
Read More