Discovering the Climate and Vegetation of Central Africa

Central Africa is a region mainly covered with plants. It has the largest forest in Africa, the Congo Basin, which has a plant cover of more than 268 million hectares (over 662 million acres). It has more than 170 million hectares (over 420 million acres) of dense forest. The Congo…

Meet Paul Fidel

During our years of service in the Susu Project, our home was like a place of refuge for many young people who had given their lives to Christ and some student missionaries who had left their parents for the very first time. To these young people, we were parents, guidance…

Faith Like a Mustard Seed

The miracles of God are endless, and many times, they put to shame every hopeless human forecast of how a particular situation will turn out. But once again, the Lord demonstrated His abundant care in the life of sister Agnès Mounkoro on September 17, 2024. In the November 2024 Adventist…

December 2024

Enter the Microcosm

In the early mornings and late afternoons, North African cities and villages come alive with a unique energy that pulses through their bustling marketplaces. These souks, filled with a vibrant mix of colors, sounds and scents, are more than just places to shop — they are the beating heart of…

Jacob

We have known Jacob, a young man in our neighborhood, since he was a high school student. However, our relationship was not really close. This changed about two years ago when he made himself the soccer coach of the neighborhood children, including the two we foster. The children really liked…

Unseen Powers at Work

“I heard that Hamza left Islam! He’s a Christian now,” stormed Usman. He grabbed his phone and began his audio message: “Hamza is bad! He is wicked! He is kafir! [infidel, unbeliever]. We must gather and burn his house down before the police come. We must kill him quickly. We…

A High Sabbath, Indeed

Editor’s note: John Smith continues his previous story on Batur and Caleb Aydin’s story on Richard’s baptism (left). Three baptisms! Sabbath was a high Sabbath, indeed. In the April 2024 issue of Adventist Frontiers, we wrote “Crossroads of Nations,” in which we talked about a Turkish man named Batur who…

A Seeker Who Finds

“I went from secularism in Dubai, to yogis in the States, to shamans in Peru, and then to Sufis in Turkey,” Richard, a new believer, shared with our small group one Sabbath afternoon. “I bought some property nearby and developed it into a yoga retreat seven years ago, but I…