‘The next life is a new life’
HOUSTON — For many American churches, a Sunday potluck might feature casseroles, buckets of chicken and salads with crushed chips on top. At the Vietnamese Church…
From The East
‘The little movement that makes a radical difference’
The mission trip almost didn’t happen. After 10 years of serving street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia through an annual event called Angkor of Faith,…
Tests, testimonies and basketball
• Related: Former Muslim, now Bible school director, recalls harrowing journey to faith. SOLANO, Philippines — After they finished singing practice — and as they…
‘God called me for this,’ says former Muslim, now Bible college director
SOLANO, Philippines — ‘I grew up Muslim. My father was involved in politics and my mom was a doctor. “But they were massacred … so…
An awesome, breathtaking call to listen
IFUGAO, Philippines — We nearly missed it — one of the most amazing sights on planet earth. Inside Story | Erik Tryggestad A few months…
Prayer and patience in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In this Asian metropolis, they’ve got money to burn. MORE FROM TAIWAN: Modern-day Ruth and Boaz grant the simple wishes of elderly souls …
A tale of Ruth and Boaz
HUALIEN CITY, Taiwan — Silver-haired saints — some with broad smiles, some with tears in their eyes, a few asleep — sit in rows of…
Island living: Sharing the Gospel in American Samoa
Ili’ili, American Samoa — Trade winds pound the surf against the rusting wreckage of a decades-old fishing boat in this sultry, South Pacific paradise. The remains…
How to travel backward through time
TAFUNA, American Samoa — ‘So ... are you gonna take communion again?” That’s the most common question I got after my plane landed at the Pago…
Reaching the lost in the home of their youth
APIA, Samoa — Beams of sunlight poke between the wooden boards of Mika and Rosa Laufili’s simple island home. In the open doorway, where the light…
