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The Ainu

People often describe Japan as culturally homogeneous, but if you look closer, you will find small pockets of vibrant diversity all over the country. Take Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. That is where you will find the Ainu, a people whose roots reach back long before modern Japan. Their way of…

Leaving Chimza

The first time we tried to obtain a visa to enter Chimza, months of research, planning and prayer went into the process. Together with our team, we explored every possible option to move closer to the land of the Himadri people, the place we believed God was calling us to…

More Unexpected Visits

After a pregnancy filled with mandatory bed rest and almost not going full-term, Caitlyn gave birth to a little boy (see the July 2026 issue of Adventist Frontiers). Hiroko and I were in the middle of Sabbath-related duties when I got a call from Caitlyn. “You guys need to come…

Green Bananas

“How do I know if bananas are ready to be cut?” I asked a local man. “When the leaves are brown, then you can cut the rope of bananas,” he replied. Locally, a rope of bananas is how people refer to a stalk of the fruit. With his guidance, I…

Please Confirm

“Lord, I need confirmation. Do You want us to take this detour away from our planned goals? We are already behind schedule for the year. Preparing the final PDF of The Great Controversy in the neighboring language took longer than anticipated. Creating the Thai audiobook of Thoughts from the Mount…

Christian Traditions and Unreached People Groups

Have you ever wondered what a Lord’s Supper ceremony or the foot-washing ritual looked like for the first time in an unreached nation, when the gospel was first being preached, and Christianity was a new movement embraced by only a few? Well, this is still happening in different parts of…

The Nation that Captured the World’s Attention

There are moments in life that transcend sport, moments that refuse to be contained in time or trophies, moments when sport becomes more than a competition. These moments become a memory, a meaning and a mirror to the human spirit. With the final whistle blown and history made, the FIFA…

Why AFM?

Why Adventist Frontier Missions? Perhaps you have asked that question yourself. Or maybe someone has asked you, “Why should I serve with AFM?” Why should I support AFM? Why does AFM even exist? Let me share a few answers I believe are among the most important. AFM exists because of…

Editorial: August 2026

Nothing takes God by surprise, and He is often working on the solution before we ever recognize the issue. Forget to fill up your tank before the Sabbath, but then pray to God that He stretches your fuel until the Sabbath ends, so that you can stop by a filling…

August 2026

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