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Grace

Sobbing so hard she could hardly speak, the young woman poured out her grief. She described in unshrouded words the anguish she had felt at finding out that she was pregnant. She told how, in her distress, she took toxic herbs, beat her belly and ran and ran and ran.…

Two Invitations

“It’s almost Christmas, right?” my friend excitedly asked me when we met on our walk one morning. “Yes! Are you still coming to the Christmas program?” The local church would be sharing the gospel with nonbelievers through the story of Jesus’ birth. “Yes!” she replied enthusiastically. Now that was encouraging.…

The Bridge

I came upon a bridge spanning a great chasm. As I was about to cross, I saw no guardrails to protect me from falling far below, and I could not see the end of the bridge. Where was it leading? Somehow I knew I must cross. Sensing it would be…

Transitions

“How are you doing with your transition to America?” This is a question we have been asked more than once since permanently arriving back in our home country last September. We appreciate the concern. After hearing stories from other missionaries of the challenges they have experienced settling back in after…

See. Understand. Change.

“I need to talk to you,” a woman quietly whispered to me before one of the evening meetings during PNG for Christ. “Can you come to my house tomorrow around 9:00 a.m.?” I asked. “Yes,” she whispered. Curious, I prayed about my upcoming meeting, then proceeded to attend to my…

Jesus In Syria

Syria is one of the countries which Jesus visited in person during His earthly sojourn. It was here that He asked his disciples: “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah” (Mark 8:29). Joseph Wolff, a German Jew who became a Christian in Prague, is known…

Their First Christmas

“Hey, before the holiday break, do you want to attend the art exhibition?” our friends asked. Another dear friend, newly engaged in her artistic journey, had already secured an opportunity to showcase her work at a renowned venue in the city. “Of course!” we replied. “We are so proud of…

The First (Sinim) Thanks-Holiday Party Ever

How can we help the Seed Cafe staff build relationships with lost people? For that, we have been praying. God’s answer came fast! Recently, Lily, a rather new church member and wife of one of the chefs, asked me to help her organize a “Thanks-holiday” dinner (that’s how it sounds…

God Was Our Filter

“No water filter,” I cried, digging through my things. Lang and Teeka, the midwives, and I would be heading into the mountains for a month of ministry, hiking to villages, visiting people and treating them. I thought I had packed a water filter when I left America a year and…

Do and Grow

Good news! The cross of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world gives you the right and the ability to share the good news. And when we accept what He did for us on that cross, we will want to share, and we will receive the Holy Spirit…

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