There are moments in Scripture that feel small at first glance—quiet, almost hidden—but when you linger there, they unfold into something deeply powerful.
In 1 Samuel 25, David and his men are in the wilderness—hungry, weary, waiting. They have been protecting the flocks of a wealthy man named Nabal. When David humbly asks for provisions, Nabal responds with harshness and indifference. But then, almost unnoticed, someone steps into the story. Abigail. She hears what has happened, and without hesitation, gathers bread, wine, grain and meat—an offering prepared not out of obligation, but out of discernment. She sees what others do not. She understands that this is more than a transaction—it is a moment to align herself with God’s purposes. And so, she gives, not because she has to, but because she cannot ignore what God is doing.
Today, I find myself thinking about Abigail . . . and about you. In many ways, you stand in that same sacred space.
Across the world, men and women—missionaries, national workers and gospel pioneers—are laboring in spiritual wildernesses, carrying hope into places where Christ has not yet been named. They are protecting, nurturing and preparing hearts . . . often unseen, often with limited resources, but always with unwavering faith. And like David’s men, they depend on timely provision. They depend on people like you.
Midway through this year, we are witnessing doors opening in places once thought unreachable. New communities are hearing the gospel. Indigenous leaders are rising. Lives are being transformed. But with every open door comes a pressing need.
At the Pnong Project in Cambodia, after members of village church groups were trained in church-planting movements, they began going into unreached villages, sharing the gospel and helping new church groups get started. Also at the Pnong Project, after more than 10 years of developing the Christensen Adventist Primary School, it is staffed entirely by Adventist administrators and teachers, and this year the school will be handed over to the Cambodia Adventist Mission, CAM. Meanwhile, on the Otammari Project in Benin, West Africa, church members of the Dipouo church plant, with the help of surrounding church groups, built a church. What makes this more significant is that fetisheurs (animist practitioners) who had been resistant to an Adventist presence also helped in the construction.
This is an Abigail moment. A moment not driven by urgency alone—but by spiritual clarity. A moment to recognize that what you hold in your hands can become part of something eternal.
Abigail’s gift did more than meet a need; it preserved a future. It aligned her with God’s unfolding story. And in a beautiful turn of providence, her act of generosity placed her directly within the lineage of God’s greater purposes.
When Adventist Frontiers readers James and Becky received a large, unexpected discount on a purchase, the Holy Spirit reminded them of an AFM missionary family they had recently met. After reading the missionary family’s story online, they were convicted to give the money they had saved to the family, enabling the missionaries to continue their work of reaching the unreached and building God’s kingdom.
Your giving carries that same potential. What may feel like bread and provision today becomes, in God’s hands, a testimony, a church, a transformed life . . . a movement.
So I invite you to step into this moment with faith, trusting that the same God who moved Abigail’s heart is still moving hearts today. As you consider your mid-year gift, ask yourself, What is God inviting me to do right now? And when He whispers—because He will—respond boldly, because somewhere, someone’s eternity may be waiting on that “Yes.”
Thank you for standing in the gap, for seeing what others may overlook, for being part of this mission.
Give today. Your gift will go directly toward advancing the gospel among the unreached by fueling mission work, supporting frontline workers and bringing the name of Jesus where it has not yet been heard. Help us provide training, member care and field support for missionaries serving among unreached people groups. There is truly no greater investment.
