Sunshine ACC Exceeds Penny Crusade Goal MAINE – Our 2021 Penny Crusade is now history, and God did something amazing through the Sunshine Advent Christian Church. With a goal of $8,500 for this year’s four-week crusade, we had collected $5,632.15 through our first three weeks. That was a little below where we wanted to be, but […]
A Glimpse into Mercy Orphanage Home KENYA – Mercy Orphanage Home in Kisii, Kenya has, as last reported, a total of 72 orphans. When not at school, they all share in different activities to maintain their home. Apart from cleaning and gardening, they participate in the various choirs led by their pastor and director of the orphanage […]
An Admonition that Ignited Pastors to Make Churches from God’s Earth By Bryce Whiting MOZAMBIQUE – The idea of churches that meet under trees holds some appeal to nature lovers, but the drawbacks are ever so pronounced during the rainy season. People will not assemble for worship during the rains if there is no roof […]
Parsonage Walls Collapse, Mission La Paz Still Conducts Outreach By John Gilbert MEXICO – Now that the hurricane season is over in Southern Baja California, Mission La Paz has begun their fall outreaches. This past week Pastor Juan, and his wife Eva, held their first “FALL” week-long Bible school. The maximum attendance over the course […]
Balancing Your Marriage and Parenting Roles By Willie Batson Nora Ephron writes, “When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage is different; not worse, necessarily; but different.” Being married with children certainly changes your life in many ways – both in being a […]
40+ Baptisms in India and Philippines We recently received a report from Efren Miranda of the Philippine AC Conference. The churches of the Philippines are still suffering from the ill effects of the pandemic. Most churches have been unable to meet in-person. Some have used technology to worship online while others have gathered in small […]
Carrying Each Other’s Burdens Executive Director Steve Lawson This past weekend I had the opportunity to preach at Lees Chapel AC Church in Four Oaks, N.C. for homecoming. It was great to see old friends and to see the growth that has happened in the seven years since I pastored there. During the service they […]
We Need More Pastors Editorial by Justin Nash We need more pastors, but the vocation has fallen on hard time as of late. In regular seasons of ministry, being a pastor can be hard, demanding and, at times, very discouraging, leading approximately 250 to leave the ministry each month.[1] But within the last year, pastors […]