Stories of God at Work
[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:01:20 -0600]
It had been six hours since Thiery had been injured in an automobile accident. The young man had been riding with a dozen other passengers in an open pick-up truck 20 kilometers from Bongolo when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled. A pass... more ››
[Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:43:58 -0600]
"When I was growing up, my mother had multiple boyfriends," said Patricia,* who lives in Paraguay where Alliance missionaries Bob and Brenda Boston serve. "A constant stream of men stayed in our house." The only child of a single parent, Patricia bec... more ››
[Fri, 30 May 2008 08:57:02 -0600]
In Alliance churches around the world, many new believers were baptized on Easter Sunday. One of them is Tomiko, who started coming to Yachiyo Church in Japan two years ago seeking to learn about God. Because she is in her 90s, she had struggled to c... more ››
[Thu, 29 May 2008 09:36:34 -0600]
“Their honesty, vulnerability, and fear of God is so refreshing,” says Barb Sorensen (Alliance missionary to Republic of the Congo) about the students in her Bible class. “They are teaching me to be careful to be real and not religious; to talk about... more ››
[Thu, 29 May 2008 09:33:27 -0600]
By Abby Wolters, MK in Burkina Faso, West Africa “Abby, I have a question for you,” said my new friend, Khan*. “I want to write a song about heaven, but I need you to figure out the piano part. I already know the melody; I just don’t know how to pla... more ››
[Thu, 29 May 2008 09:30:35 -0600]
“Mariana, a believer from our group, met Katya on a trolleybus,” says Carolina Kochsiek, Alliance missionary in Russia. “Because she spoke some English, Mariana invited her to the Café.” Kochsiek and her husband, Jason, assist their C&MA colleagues w... more ››
[Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:30:51 -0700]
By Stephen Boda, pastor of Bridge of Hope (Alliance) Church in St. Louis, Missouri Scripture tells us in 1 Corinthians 12 that the body of Christ is made up of many parts. One part can't say to another, “I don't need you.” Last Sunday was just anoth... more ››
[Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:29:13 -0700]
By TEAM Isaan, an Alliance church-planting team in Thailand We have seen God do some amazing things in the lives of the Isaan people in northeast Thailand. We pray that this would be a taste of great things to come. Prayers were answered with the... more ››
[Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:24:13 -0700]
By J Spurling, missionary to Paraguay When Cristian received Jesus in the Asunción Alliance church in Paraguay, he was struggling with alcoholism yet serious about his relationship with the Lord. I encouraged the 19-year-old to depend upon God for s... more ››
[Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:21:31 -0700]
The children ring the doorbell with gusto and wait expectantly to receive treats in reward for singing a song,” says an Alliance worker in one Balkan country. “Sounds like Halloween, doesn’t it? Well, it’s actually Christmas Eve, January 6, and anoth... more ››
[Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:59:33 -0700]
By Esther Schaeffer, Missionary to Burkina Faso, December 3, 2007 The United Nation’s latest country index rates Burkina Faso as the next-to-last country you’d want to live in. But we are certainly happy to live here. Let me share a few reasons w... more ››
[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:25:19 -0700]
Christian and Missionary Alliance congregations around the United States are taking new approaches to ministry, moving beyond just talking about Christ’s love to actually showing it. Medford Neighborhood Church in Medford, Oregon; Crossroads Church i... more ››
[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:06:59 -0700]
Talking to strangers is not a common practice in Russia. People keep to themselves, especially in public places. That’s why Alliance missionary Trish Eggleton was a bit apprehensive of an older woman who was hanging around the park where Trish was wi... more ››
[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:00:38 -0700]
Spiritual forces in dark places wreak havoc among the animistic, superstitious Africans in Burkina Faso. Alliance missionaries confront the emissaries of Satan all too often. Alliance missionary Rollo Royle had a run-in with these demons through a an... more ››
[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:25:21 -0700]
When a group of Christian businessmen began meeting in an Italian restaurant in Säo Paulo, Brazil, Chef Miriam Dias was listening. She approached the group, which was led by Alliance missionary Len Warden, and asked what they were doing. Warden expla... more ››
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