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This year’s Christmas in October was a milestone moment. Through the generosity of Advent Christian churches, more than $70,000 was raised — our highest total in 15 years. Because of you, these gifts were sent at the end of 2025 to both current mission partners and former missionaries, reaching brothers and sisters around the world […]

TANZANIA – Pastors Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya left their homes, families and churches in Mwanza last week to visit the Hadzabe on the edge of the Serengeti. The original plan was to spend an initial week with the church in Mang’ola and establish a new church in a nearby community. But, because of unavoidable […]

JAPAN – Kitakyushu Agape House (Kitakyushu AH) has welcomed many new faces in recent months, driven in part by the growing demand for assistant language teachers in Japan. Several of the new members are from the Philippines, along with one from South Africa. Since June 2025, the ministry has maintained a weekly Bible study, which […]

After long and tiring mission trips among remote tribal communities of the bush, most people would welcome a season of rest. But Pastor Johnson Odoyo remains deeply burdened for those still living in spiritual darkness. So instead of slowing down, he spends his days going door-to-door, sharing the hope of the gospel with anyone willing […]

A Legacy of Faithful Giving From its humble beginnings in the 1950s, when Chester Randall gave his collection of over 4,000 pennies in a white flour sack to the cause of Advent Christian missions, until today, Penny Crusade continues to change lives through the life-giving message of Jesus Christ. Through your generosity to Penny Crusade […]

TANZANIA – Six months ago, Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya traveled to the district of Mang’ola to plant a new church. Mang’ola is their launching point when they travel further into the bush to minister among the Hadzabe and the Datoga tribes. Johnson sensed the urging of the Holy Spirit to plant a church in […]