How Effective Partnership Leads to Eternal Impact
“Lord Jesus, if just one person opens his or her heart to You this afternoon, it would be more than worth the work we are putting into this training event.” This was my prayer as I finished the set-up of the meeting room. Yet, even if no one responded to the Gospel, I could accomplish […]
Finding Fruit in the Former Killing Fields
There is a small province in Cambodia near Battambang called Pailin. It’s a beautiful region that has gained recognition for its amazing gemstones. It has jungles, natural waterfalls and is close to the international border. Emotional Scars Back in the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge decided they would take the small province for its rich minerals. […]
Is There Good News for a Suffering Mother and Dying Baby?
If we love Jesus, we will obey His commands. At least that’s what He said—that’s what He expects. Making it super-simple to understand, He summed it up for us into just one command. Love God with all we are and love our neighbors as ourselves. What happens when His disciples take the Great Commandment literally? […]
A Quiet Man and the Ring of Fire
Stephen* is a soft-spoken man. In his native country, he is not particularly famous. He does not promote himself but lives to serve the Lord and his community with God’s love and salvation. His friends, however, have a lot to say about him! “Like others in his part of Africa, he is a very friendly […]
Baboons, Children’s Books and Literacy in Mozambique
The country of Mozambique is home to many tribes and unreached people groups. Some of these groups have heard the good news of Jesus. Others may have heard His name, but have no idea who He really is. God called Steve and Kate* to bring the gospel to some very remote villages deep in the […]
What Does a Fish Head and Harmonium Have to Do With Evangelism?
Culture influences much of how we think and what we do. Even in our churches, we have our own cultural ways of representing Jesus. We have our own cultural expressions of what it means to be His followers. Often these things obscure Jesus from people of different cultures. They are unable to see Him as […]