Central Japanese-American Community Church of Seventh-day Adventists

https://centraljapanese.org/

Crossville SDA Church

https://www.crossvillesda.org/

Grasonville Seventh-day Adventist Church

Take the Step

All excuses gone. Still the conviction lingered. After a week of fasting and praying, my wife and I realized that we were the ones holding us back. “God, are you really calling us to be long-term missionaries in an unreached area?” Neither of us had much prior overseas experience, and…

The Mysterious Book

“Wow, Mom, this place is much better than where we lived before.” Marash went through the house with the rest of his family, looking at all the different rooms. “Hey, come look what I found!” his mother said. Marash and his siblings quickly surrounded their mother as she stood in…

Crying in Church

Hymnal in hand, I sat in church, hoping no one could see the tears brimming in my eyes. I never was a back-pew believer before, but if I had to be in church that day, I wished to be sitting where no one could see me. This is the part…

One of Eight

Jay, 27, married and with a four-year-old son, tutors at night and works during the day in his copy shop. I met him when I visited the project in Benin. Uli Baur, the project leader, introduced us. One evening, I decided to visit Jay as he tutored four boys. As…

Not Just Any Neighbor

“Zeynep said she has electricity in her heart for me, or at least that’s what I think she said,” my wife shared excitedly after talking with our newest neighbor. Even with the language barrier, it’s evident both share hobbies and hold many opinions the same. As time passes, they find…

Mission Work = TEAMWORK

Our strengths and weaknesses almost perfectly mesh. Nikki and I discovered this—well, it was confirmed, really—when we applied as missionaries with AFM and completed a personality test. Rather than being a hindrance, we are blessed to support each other with our strengths in areas where we are individually weak and…