Vodka for Easter By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Sergei Sokol, chief engineer at a beverage company in northern Kazakhstan, was pleased when a coworker declared during lunch break that people should celebrate Easter with a shot of vodka, painted eggs, and kulich, a traditional Easter bread in the Orthodox Christian faith. Many people in Kazakhstan … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Garage Church By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Ten-year-old Luis moved with his parents to La Apartada, a town without a Seventh-day Adventist church in northern Colombia. Father and Mother wanted Luis to go to church on Sabbath. Luis wanted to go to church. But the nearest Adventist church was located far away in another town. … Continue reading –>
Support for the mission activities of the the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. Produced and presented by Adventist Mission (8)
Continue reading -->Seven Little Fishers of Men By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission What is the power of a small group? The pastor of a Seventh-day Adventist church in northeastern Mexico announced to its 60 members that they should form small groups to meet during the week. Each group should have a name, a motto, a goal, and … Continue reading –>
Unexplainable Voice By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Pavlodar, a city of 300,000 people in northern Kazakhstan, isn’t particularly large. But Valentina Shlee couldn’t seem to find the time to make the trip across town to deliver a gift from Germany. Valentina spent a lot of time caring for her three children. She also helped her … Continue reading –>
Missing Commandment By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Valentina Shlee was astounded when her older sister, Galina, announced that they were not keeping all Ten Commandments in their hometown in northern Kazakhstan. Valentina opened her Bible and read through the commandments. When she reached the fourth, she stopped. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy,” … Continue reading –>
Three Lost Boys By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Marta Aguirre, a nurse, and her physician husband, Luis Arboine, were enjoying Independence Day celebrations on the central square of the town of China, Mexico, when a former patient interrupted their conversation. “Marta, I want to talk to you,” said the elderly woman, Grandmother Ana. She explained … Continue reading –>
Floating Red Book By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Toroni Kumar Tripura was thrilled to receive a Bible with a beautiful red cover in his remote village in southeast Bangladesh. The Bible arrived as a reward for completing a series of Bible lessons by mail. But Toroni had to be careful. His father served as a … Continue reading –>
Hope in a Plane Crash By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission The world watched in horror when a midair plane collision killed 71 people in Germany in 2002 and, two years later, a grieving father retaliated. Vladimir Shevil, who was mourning the death of his own daughter to cancer, found hope amid the tragedy. He found … Continue reading –>
