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Casting With the Right Lure
Living in a creative-access country and sharing God’s love is much like fishing. We draw near to the water, prepared with the best lures and hooks available (training, spiritual depth, emotional readiness and cultural understanding), and then cast our line. Again and again, we cast and reel in—always praying that…
In the Name of Jesus
A week after giving birth, Sister Amina gave her child to witchcraft and sorcery. The demons killed it. Afterward, under the power of God, she confessed that it was she who had handed her baby over. We prayed for her deliverance and rebuked the demons, and the Lord granted us…
True Appreciation!
“Wow, that was fast!” I said to Toussaint. A picture had just popped up on my phone, showing the construction at our church plant in Dipouo. In record time, the church members had made mud bricks. Only two weeks later, after the bricks had sufficiently dried out, they started building,…
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
“For a moment, I thought it was Friday. I was looking forward to Sabbath for Bible study,” Sali texted. Sali, one of our Sabbath Bible study friends, had missed our previous study because of a school function for her children. Now, confused about which day of the week it was,…
Awaking Spiritual Interest
“Of course Christians are unbelievers! They do not even fast,” Abdoulaye said with a touch of arrogance. “Wait, Abdoulaye. Did you know that Christians fast privately? Fasting can often be done in absolute secrecy,” I countered. “Really? Why is that?” Abdoulaye asked. “It is a hidden part of the Christian…
From Albania With Gratitude
Two decades ago, we arrived in Albania with our two children and a plan: learn, listen, love people well, make Jesus known, and establish an Albanian Adventist disciple-making movement. It would need to be done patiently, relationally and in ways that made sense in Albanian life. We didn’t know then…
We Are All Related
Native Americans are a very spiritual people. A foundational spiritual belief among Native American traditionalists and post-traditionalists is that there is One Creator, whom they call the “Great Spirit” and the “Great Mystery.” Interestingly, the Apostle Paul, in his letters to the early church, used the word “mystery” 17 times,…
Territorial Waters
“Get out of the boat! Quick!” I yelled, my voice cutting through the semi-humid air as a massive hippo lunged toward our heavily laden canoe. It had begun as a picturesque Sabbath on the river. The sun was bright, and colorful birds flitted across the water’s surface as we embarked…
What is God Like?
Mariam never accepted the God she was taught to believe in. From a very young age, she declared that the God her parents taught about was nothing like the God she felt. Her God, she said, was loving. Over the years, she read extensively any spiritual writings she could get…
Winter Will Come
I have not worn a proper winter jacket in nearly two years. Not because I lost it, and certainly not because I forgot how cold it can get—winter has simply never caught up with us. In the spring of 2025, we arrived in the U.S. for our training. As it…