West Africa—I am Amou Jules, a Gospel Outreach Bible worker in Benin. In my missionary outings, I’ve met a mother and her five daughters. They became interested in studying the Word of God with me. The mother has attended a church of another denomination, but every time I visit the family for … [Read more...] about Mother and 5 daughters prepare to be baptized
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
Andhra Pradesh, India—Venkayamma was raised as a Hindu. She worshiped many idols. One day she came down with a viral fever and was admitted to the hospital. Her husband, seeing how seriously ill Venkayamma was, asked Anand Babu Kota, a Gospel Outreach Bible worker, to come and pray for … [Read more...] about Woman healed of viral infection
My name is Pierre Tingwiano. I’m a 23-year-old college student living in Macenta, Guinea. Most people in this country don’t observe Saturday as the Sabbath. When I was a member of another Christian denomination, my friends and I would attend school over the weekend. But as soon as I met François, … [Read more...] about A test I failed
Alda was just a small girl in a large family. She had five brothers and four sisters. Everyone worshiped idols, but somehow Alda knew she wanted to become a Christian. She felt that something was missing in her life. She knew that Christians were people who were always happy. She couldn’t help but … [Read more...] about The knock at the door
Pattaravakkam, India—Surya wanted a baby. She’d been married for two years, but still wasn’t pregnant. Even a year of medical treatment hadn’t helped. Friends and relatives had begun to call her a cursed woman. Surya became more and more depressed. She cried and begged for help. Life for her … [Read more...] about Sadness turns to joy
The seventh annual deaf camp meeting was held in December last year at the Seventh-day Adventist senior high school in Agona, a small town in Ghana, West Africa. More than 70 deaf, including people who weren’t Adventists, attended the camp meeting. People came from all six churches for the deaf … [Read more...] about Baptism held at camp meeting for deaf people
I own a small shop in Narayanpur, a village about 20 kilometers from Varanasi, India. This shop is my only source of income, and through this business I take care of my family. One day Sanjay Kumar, a Gospel Outreach Bible worker, came to my shop. My wife had gone to her parents’ house, so I was … [Read more...] about My heart is dancing
