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January 4, 2022

Baghdad Revival: From Darkness to Light

Many of us here in U.S. don’t realize completely what it takes to be a true follower of Jesus. Jesus said in Luke 9:23, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” I met this young man at a revival in Baghdad.

January 11, 2022

He Wanted Peace

At age 23, Aaron Secrest found himself in a state of brokenness but didn’t know where to turn or how to address it. As he sat in a jail cell looking around at the walls and examining the size of the room, he saw a vision of what his future might look like.

January 18, 2022

Wrongly Accused and Imprisoned

Pastor Bismark Trujillo is one of David Dickson’s “jungle pastors.” He and other pastors in this area of Nicaragua choose to work to plant churches in this difficult-to-access part of the country that, with very few exceptions, is only accessible by horse and cart.

January 25, 2022

From Broken to Redeemed

When I arrived in Cape Verde as a missionary on the island of St. Vincent to began ministry at the only Baptist church there, I did not expect that Pastor Manuel Ramos to retire and that I would fill his role. It was a small church with a congregation of fifteen, half of them children.