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Becoming stronger through exercise requires consistent effort, and though I can swim a little further each week, the physical results are not always visible. The same question arises in my 30 years of ministry with the Palawano people: Is all this effort, pain and sacrifice worth it? American author Hamilton…
Fanning out around me lay bills, receipts and a computer with a crude Excel budget. I pondered how support-raising would work out. Most people, during the support-raising process, continue working until funding is almost completed. However, I had just returned to the USA and did not have a job. I…
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2 NIV). Patience is more than a virtue; it is the quiet strength that allows one to endure hardships with grace, to nurture growth in others amid personal storms, and to hold space for hope when…
Joe was born in 2002 in Sierra Leone, a country engulfed in civil war from 1991 to 2002, a tragic period often referred to as the “Blood Diamond” era. Joe was born to Muslim parents living in a small village. His early childhood was marked by hardship, not only because…
In part one (October 2025), Samuel Wyler was arrested, questioned and imprisoned. In part two (November 2025), Samuel was accused of being a spy and brought before a judge, who stated, “If we don’t find anything suspicious, I will let you go.” In part three (December 2025), Samuel was transferred…
No, I’m not going to that house. I thought. A strict Muslim family lives there. They would not want the gospel. Three Bible workers and I dedicated three months to preparing for and assisting with evangelistic meetings. One day, we came upon the home of a well-to-do Muslim family. Maurice…
Bzzz. Bzz. Bzzzzz. We were sitting at the breakfast table on a Thursday morning when Toussaint received a call from his niece Sika, who lives in the capital, 500 kilometers (311 miles) away. She had been informed that Jeffrey, the oldest son of her brother, Antoine, had been struck by…
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Quitéria and her twin sister grew up in the Methodist faith and were baptized together as children. Years later, she married and had two children of her own. Life seemed normal until she began to…
My friendship with Sevgi started quite uneasily. Her son was in my daughter Elsa’s class. As is common here for boys, he was not well disciplined, treating Elsa unkindly, even when she asked him to stop. I talked with Elsa’s teacher about this, and she immediately disciplined him and spoke…
I recently had the privilege of riding along with a police officer friend of mine, whom I will call Officer H. I have been ministering to Officer H over the past three years, and we have had numerous short conversations, each lasting between 10 and 15 minutes. On many occasions,…