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Finding True Ikigai: A Calling to Japan
One of the most fascinating concepts in Japanese culture is ikigai, often translated as “a reason for being” or the secret to a long and joyful life. It asks four simple but profound questions: What do you love? What are you good at? What does the world need? And what…
Life From Death
Bzzz! One of our church elders messaged me to say that an Adventist teacher named Alex, who lived in another district of our province, had just died of liver cancer. His family was requesting help officiating his funeral. That surprised me. I did not know of any Adventist teachers in…
Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility
“We are heading back to Ama on Wednesday,” I told Joella. “So we need to pick up a few supplies and start packing.” We had met with our field director in the port town of Vanimo, but he was now gone, and we wanted to go, too. If we would…
His Message. On Time.
“Lord, I have enough words prepared just to launch this boat,” I prayed as I stood to speak at the funeral service. “After that, I have no idea where we are going. Please help me.” The phone call leading up to my prayer came earlier in the day. Fellow AFM…
Baby Abigail
When a young couple showed up at our house one Sunday night, I did not recognize them at first. They introduced themselves as Moses and Sarah, one of the couples who had gotten married here on our compound at the big wedding in April 2025 (see Adventist Frontiers August 2025).…
Diploma of Fundamental Studies
The Diploma of Fundamental Studies (DEF) is considered Mali’s most important national examination. Many French-speaking West African nations recognize it as a key certification for students who have completed the foundational stage of their education. The DEF generally corresponds to junior high or middle school, and attaining this milestone signifies…
Growing Into a Leader
Yanique, a 19-year-old young man from the Balanta ethnic group in Guinea-Bissau, began attending our church plant in Antula about three years ago. He was very shy at first and rarely spoke during meetings. However, as he became involved in Bible studies, youth activities and outreach programs, we watched God…
When the Storm Seems Never-Ending
On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, ‘Let us cross over to the other side’” (Mark 4:35). Only a short time later, the disciples would face a storm that seemed impossible to survive. It was this very passage that Victor, our Bible worker in Chicualacuala, shared…
Praying Like Noah
“Sit!” Shamaila hit the thin mattress in the center of the room for emphasis, then seated herself on one end. Following her example, I sat cross-legged at the other end. Two couches with significantly sunken cushions lined the cloth-covered wooden walls of their one-room hut. Opening my new box of…
Riatit
“Would you like to join us to say a prayer?” we asked nine-year-old Riatit as soon as we arrived home. We had been on a boat together over the weekend, and his father had been showing him how to steer it the entire way. As we got off the boat,…