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A Strictly Disciplined Endeavor
Pulling into the small covered parking lot in front of the language school, I park my electric scooter next to the other motorbikes. Across from the school flows the large river that forms the border. Inside the school, I greet the receptionist and chat about the weather in the local…
A Prayer for Rianna
Tuesday afternoon, I walked down the hill to our small market. Although the market is short on good garden food, it is “the place to be” for local community news, announcements and simply enjoying being with everyone. I purchased a packet of fried bananas and sat down in the shade…
Getting Back on Track
“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God” (Matthew 5:23-24). Have you ever…
Boukombé Ladies
“Hey, did your wife complain about me when she came back from church last Sabbath?” evangelist and church elder Hyacinthe asked his colleague Daniel. “Oh, she was fuming, and so were the other ladies. What on earth did you do?” replied Daniel. Hyacinthe laughed, and we all wondered why he…
Faithful Follower. Shining Leader.
Alexis caught the evangelist’s attention. At 15, Alexis and his brothers and sisters had been attending the church and studying for baptism. In 2016, his mother and his father’s second wife were baptized and went to church for a couple of years. However, like many others, they stopped going amid…
Cold Fevers
Rap, rap, rap. I hear someone knocking on my door. “Auntie, I’m sick! Please give me some medicine.” I look out on a very rare cool, rainy day in Central Africa, where 13-year-old Oliver is standing in his thin school uniform of pants and a short-sleeved shirt. He is shivering,…
Community Cleaning: Small Actions, Big Impact
Amazed passersby asked, “Why is this work being done? Who sent you?” curious who would serve without expecting anything in return. Some offered encouragement. Many smiled in gratitude. At the local Kangaba Hospital, George Tooray provided logistical support to the church community as they bore witness to Christ and demonstrated…
Our Little Lioness Arrived
“Aaaaahhh! My God, help me! It hurts so much! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh!” We walked back and forth inside the delivery room. While my wife screamed in pain, I cried on the inside, pleading with God for her life and for the life of our unborn baby. I had never witnessed…
100 Percent Christian
What preparatory steps do you take before touching and reading God’s Word? Mamadou, a typical Muslim, handled the Quran with great care. So, when given a Bible, he wondered, How should I handle it? It is a sacred Book. So he decided that each evening before reading his Bible, he…
The Joy of Finding One
In Europe, there are churches, institutions and long histories of faith—but there is also weariness, comfort and a quiet reluctance to step beyond what is familiar. One of the greatest struggles we face is not a lack of resources, but a lack of hearts burning for missions. Too often, the…