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Seeds

We can compare preaching the gospel to the life of a tree. Talking about Jesus with someone would be the sowing of the seed. When the person develops an interest in knowing more, that would be the seed germinating. Clearing doubts and correcting ideas contrary to the word of God…

In the Fire of the Crucible

Anais: It was a Tuesday morning when, just as we were about to go home for lunch, Lari came running and said: “My wife is in labor.” All the clinic staff was excited because we had been eagerly waiting for this baby to arrive. After two hours, the baby was…

“Rightly Trained”

Training matters. How you are trained and how well you remember, process and apply what you learn all make a difference. God’s word echoes this sentiment: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15…

Why?

Elizabeth looked at me with an expression that said: You’re crazy! Her mouth held a thousand questions, but all that came out was, “Why?” I was in my last semester of nursing school and was planning to spend the next year serving in the Philippines with AFM. Elizabeth, the nurse…

The Year of Blessing

Part of our ministry includes my work as the school’s principal. When I started, I asked God to help me lead the school in a way that would allow it to grow in sharing the gospel and discipleship with our children. Providing our students with a good academic education is…

Why Be a Christian?

Why would anyone want to be a Christian in the first place? I just listened to the heart-wrenching testimony of Ramin, an Iranian Muslim who spent three months looking in every bookstore and library for a New Testament after hearing the gospel over the radio for the first time. He…

I Never Knew You

“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:22-23…

The Friendship Makers

Do you like making friends? If so, know that this is one of the things that missionaries do most. In AFM training, one of our teachers told us, “Your goal in the first year is to make friendships.” I had the joy of making some good friends during my time…

A Fruitful Misadventure in Cambodia

Arriving in Cambodia, I was a stranger in every sense. The language was foreign and the customs unfamiliar, but the landscape was dotted with opportunities. Despite feeling a little nervous, a bubbling excitement surged within me as I kicked off my first year of student mission work in this lively…

Saved to Serve

A dear friend once shared a profound truth: “God saves us to serve, and in the process of serving, He saves us.” This truth is the heart of a Christian’s journey, highlighting salvation as a dynamic process rather than a singular event. As I prepare to serve as a missionary…

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