Checking the mail brings a sense of eager anticipation for gardeners this time of year. Seed catalogs are dropping, and there’s nothing like dreaming of soil prep, planting and seeing those first shoots coming up—especially when wintry weather still reigns supreme in northern climes. Leafing … [Read more...] about Sowing in the morning
Out in a pasture, a shepherd found a half-buried jar containing gold and silver coins. Carefully he hid the jar in his clothes and brought it home. Making sure no one was around, he went into the bedroom and was counting the coins when his wife happened to see him. Immediately, a demon entered … [Read more...] about Defeat of the money god
As we prepared for Sabbath at Tulay Langilan Mission School in the Philippines, Auntie Lecinta told us about her fighting horse. She freed it because it had become a pet to everybody. “On the seventh day of the week this horse will not roam around the village but instead will just stay at our … [Read more...] about Fighting horse keeps Sabbath
Roselyn Beniga is a literature evangelist in the Philippines with a natural gift for storytelling, which has made her a leader in the children’s division of her church. One night, God gave Roselyn a dream. In the dream, she and her husband were staying in a small house. While she was cleaning, … [Read more...] about Children of the dream
As I lay restlessly in bed staring up at the ceiling one night, I asked God this question: “Father, how could I describe Gospel Outreach in a way that would make it easy for people to understand what we do?” I began to imagine a big ship docked on the shores of North America with the bow facing … [Read more...] about Grab a paddle!
My name is Somwati, and my husband’s name is Harnam. We live in the village of Khaspur in Ambala district, Haryana, India. We have four daughters and three sons. We are Hindus and belong to the Jogi caste. The Jogi consider themselves equivalent to the Brahmans, and the Brahmans accept them. … [Read more...] about No other gods
Mamta Rani is a 9th-grade student in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. Every day she rides her bicycle to school, and every day when her classes are done she rides it home again. One day she hopped on her bicycle as usual and began her journey but ran over a sharp object that left a badly … [Read more...] about Prayer helps heal injured girl
Wendy is one of our students at Malinawon Mission School. She also is the daughter of our village chief and an active member in the church. During midweek prayer meetings she would stand and ask to pray for her backslidden father to come back to church. One day Wendy became sick. She was so ill … [Read more...] about The white chicken ritual
