Rice for the River God
“Father forsook the river god in favor of the living God. That was a great change for a better life.”
Liberia
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A Boy Named Daddy
A witchdoctor told Father that his own father had been reincarnated, or reborn, in Albert after dying. So, Father believed that Albert was actually his own father.
Liberia
Voice in the Well
“People used to say that I was stupid and would never amount to anything because I never went to school,” she said. “Now I am finishing the last year of high school. All the people who once mocked me see God’s glory in my life."
Gabon
A Real Missionary
Rorive is thrilled that God has used him to lead people to baptism. He has an important question to ask everyone who goes to church on Sabbath. “If God used me, why couldn’t He use you?”
Gabon
“It’s Burning!”
“Every time I ask God for something, He answers me. I asked the Lord to deliver me from my madness, and He delivered me.”
Gabon
Power of a Song
“I don’t know how to thank you. You taught me the truth when I didn’t know anything about it.”
Gabon
The Big Fight
“Fighting is for animals,” Aggee said, and quietly walked away. With God’s help, his days of having a short temper were over.
Gabon
Everything Went Black
When Brilland stepped through the front door of the cathedral, he went blind. Everything was dark. He couldn’t see a thing. And he felt really hot.
Gabon
A Falling Bottle
Sitting down on a white plastic chair, Priel opened a Christian book and began to read. Not more than five minutes later, he heard a noise from upstairs.
Gabon
Praying in Jesus’ Name
Father and Mother love talking to God so much that they named their three children after the French word for “prayer,” or “priere.” The oldest boy is Priel; the second child, a girl, is Priella; and the youngest girl is Pricilia.
Gabon
Praying for Pets
Cyprus is a very challenging place to share Jesus. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has only 103 members on this Mediterranean island of 1.1 million people.
Cyprus
Missionary Kid
Emmanuel lives in Cyprus, and he is much more than a missionary kid. Although only 9, he is a missionary, too. His words and actions tell the neighbors about Jesus. Even his name reminds them of Jesus. Emmanuel means “God with us.”
Cyprus