Songs of Praise Follow Newly Dug Well MOZAMBIQUE – Water was promised to Nguni village, but the ground was too hard and the water table too low to drill a simple bore hole. Without costly hydraulics a well could not be drilled. Faced with a difficult decision, the council of the Maranatha AC Conference in […]
Pastor Richard Johnson Pastor Richard Johnson, age 74, passed away on June 23, 2021, at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Richard was born on Feb. 22, 1947, in Rice Lake, Wis., the second of three children to George and Maybelle Johnson. Richard grew up in Chetek, Wis., and graduated from Chetek High […]
Fellowship: Key number two to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the second post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. (See the first post here). Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual character of the church, because a deepening of the […]
On the Road Again! This week I headed to New England for meetings at Alton Bay and Berkshire Institute of Christian Studies. I was also blessed to preach at Pittsfield AC Church in New Hampshire on Sunday. It is always a blessing to be invited to preach and to meet new brothers and sisters in […]
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 […]