By Andrew McChesney An elderly man stopped in Delsie Knicely’s family-owned store in rural West Virginia with a request. “I’d like to see you in church this Sabbath”, he said. Delsie didn’t want to go. She had been raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and had attended Adventist schools. But she had left the church … Continue reading –>
Paying With Prayer By Andrew McChesney Choomba Simillah was being expelled from the University of Zambia. He owed 9,000 Zambian kwacha (about U.S.$900), and he had no idea where to obtain the money. But Choomba wasn’t going to give up. He was studying for a bachelor’s degree at the public university while teaching at Rusangu … Continue reading –>
God Had Other Plans By Andrew McChesney As she finished high school, Jo-Anna Clayton devised a plan for college. For the first year, she would enroll in a community college near home in the U.S. state of West Virginia. This way she could take basic classes at reduced tuition costs and stay with her parents … Continue reading –>
Why I Quit My Job By Bo, as told to Andrew McChesney A remarkable experience prompted me to quit my 17-year job as a worker at a thread-making factory and devote myself to full-time gospel work in China. When I was 39, my son wanted to go to a trade school to become a lathe … Continue reading –>
‘The Man’ Shares Sabbath By Andrew McChesney Not many people can say that they have spoken with an angel. Farmer Notley Tidwell could–but he didn’t. Instead, he referred to the mysterious stranger as “the man”. One evening in the 1880s, Notley prayed as he trudged home, his fiddle in hand, from a barn dance in … Continue reading –>
A Strange Light By Andrew McChesney Ruth Jereh sang heartily as she walked home from the bar in her hometown, Mazabuka, in southern Zambia. It was Friday evening, and she had spent the entire day drinking beer. Suddenly a blinding light appeared in front of her. The light hung in space, and Ruth stared at … Continue reading –>
Baby Is Coming! By Andrew McChesney A physician praying to be used by God after hearing a Sabbath sermon about mission work in the cities unexpectedly delivered a baby in the parking lot of the Seventh-day Adventist world church’s U.S. headquarters. Dr. Yvette C. Ross Hebron delivered a healthy baby boy in the car of … Continue reading –>
Division President Baptizes Father By Andrew McChesney Samuel Saw, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Southern Asia-Pacific Division, grew up without a relationship with his father. The two never spent time together in their home country of Myanmar. They didn’t talk about things. “He never hugged me”, Samuel said. “I was a boy without a … Continue reading –>
By Marjorie Chisonga My son was born a year after I got married. Then nothing. No more children. People started to notice. “Why aren’t you conceiving?” one person asked. “Maybe you should go to the medical doctor for help”, another said. Some people suggested that I visit the witchdoctor. My husband and I wanted more … Continue reading –>
By Carolyn Azo Dismayed by news reports of starving people in Africa, Marcelo Dornelles left a comfortable life in Brazil to provide ADRA relief in the war-torn countries of Mozambique, Angola, and Iraq. Although only 48, Marcelo has white hair and a well-lined face that testify to years of arduous humanitarian work amid bomb explosions, … Continue reading –>
