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Loud and Cheerful

Sister Loud, a quiet, unassuming woman who has only been a Christian for about three years, recently sat down with Andy and expressed feeling overwhelmed in her position as our local school director. Not a natural-born leader, she prefers to let others make decisions. But she is undoubtedly a dedicated…

Discovering a Gap

“Tonight’s lesson was good,” said Kokoro-san. Our little group of three was having a Bible study in a restaurant that night. After eating, we studied the story of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke. The atmosphere was relaxed, and there was a low chatter of people talking in…

Just Be You

I have never taught before. I do not speak any other languages. I have never been outside my home country. I have never led a Bible study before. I am very shy and do not like being in front of people. Can you identify with any of these statements? Having…

Casting With the Right Lure

Living in a creative-access country and sharing God’s love is much like fishing. We draw near to the water, prepared with the best lures and hooks available (training, spiritual depth, emotional readiness and cultural understanding), and then cast our line. Again and again, we cast and reel in—always praying that…

In the Name of Jesus

A week after giving birth, Sister Amina gave her child to witchcraft and sorcery. The demons killed it. Afterward, under the power of God, she confessed that it was she who had handed her baby over. We prayed for her deliverance and rebuked the demons, and the Lord granted us…

True Appreciation!

“Wow, that was fast!” I said to Toussaint. A picture had just popped up on my phone, showing the construction at our church plant in Dipouo. In record time, the church members had made mud bricks. Only two weeks later, after the bricks had sufficiently dried out, they started building,…

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

“For a moment, I thought it was Friday. I was looking forward to Sabbath for Bible study,” Sali texted. Sali, one of our Sabbath Bible study friends, had missed our previous study because of a school function for her children. Now, confused about which day of the week it was,…

Awaking Spiritual Interest

“Of course Christians are unbelievers! They do not even fast,” Abdoulaye said with a touch of arrogance. “Wait, Abdoulaye. Did you know that Christians fast privately? Fasting can often be done in absolute secrecy,” I countered. “Really? Why is that?” Abdoulaye asked. “It is a hidden part of the Christian…

From Albania With Gratitude

Two decades ago, we arrived in Albania with our two children and a plan: learn, listen, love people well, make Jesus known, and establish an Albanian Adventist disciple-making movement. It would need to be done patiently, relationally and in ways that made sense in Albanian life. We didn’t know then…

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