PDF links: English, Espanol, Portugues São Paulo, Brazil—A dream of more than a decade has become a reality. On December 12, 2010, Gospel Outreach welcomed the establishment of its Brazilian counterpart in the city of Engenheiro Coelho, São Paulo. Gospel Outreach–Instituto de Disseminação do Evangelho (GO-IDE), a sister organization to GO and GO Canada, will proclaim in its Brazilian abbreviation the same command given by Jesus: “Go [ide in Portuguese] and make disciples of all … [Read more...]
Looking toward heaven after a fall to earth
I believe God has ways of reaching people through tough times. I have personally experienced His wonderful ways of guiding my steps. I am a native of Balut Island in the Philippines, and I can testify how powerful our God is in calling His lost sheep. Four months ago I was struck by a tragedy that led me to Christ. I fell from a tree. The resulting damage made me almost useless. My parents tried to find a cure for my situation. I could see how hard it was for them to see my suffering. In … [Read more...]
Facing persecution and hardship to share Jesus’ love
Siby Sental, a Gospel Outreach worker, used to be part of the Tripura Resistance Movement. When Bangladesh people started to migrate over the border into India the people in Tripura became very upset, especially when the newcomers decided they could run the country better and tried to impose the Bangladesh language. There was a lot of local resistance, and the struggle became violent. Sibu was part of this resistance, but his past way of life has toughened him to bear the hardship of a Gospel … [Read more...]
Light for the village
Pusulur Village was full of adultery, corruption, drinking and idol worship. Here Maranatha built a church. A Seventh-day Adventist pastor and an assistant visited everyone in the village, inviting them to attend meetings. Gospel Outreach also began sponsoring a worker here named Obadiah. One day, Obadiah’s neighbor lady went to the village temple. There she offered a coconut to the sun god. Half of the coconut was for the priest, and the other half, after being blessed by the sun god, was … [Read more...]
Saved from the bullet
As we visited families one day we happened to pass by a house that seemed abandoned. It was dilapidated and filled with cobwebs. But then we heard a man’s voice calling us to stop for a while. “Tell me what you’re doing,” he said. At first we were hesitant to talk with the people in the house because of their appearance, but we prayed and asked God’s guidance. Then we talked about the love and power of God. Afterward, a thin man--a faith healer and the owner of the house--asked us … [Read more...]