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To the moon and back; anything is possible!
By Bob Sartoris on
 On the 20th of this month, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. I won’t admit exactly how old I was when that happened, but suffice it to say I do remember watching it live on our family’s black and white console TV. At the time, it seemed nearly impossible that we were down here on earth watching it live from around 238,000 miles away. That one single event, more than anything I’ve experienced since, planted in my mind the idea that when it comes to human ingenuity and determination, anything is possible!
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Worth It All
By Ziden Nutt on
It was in a “closed country,” and we’ll use the alias name of Henry for the evangelist. Word had not been received from “Henry” for over three months. Finally, a letter arrived.
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Becoming a “new creature”
By Bob Sartoris on
One of the iconic images of ancient India is the snake charmer, sitting cross-legged on the ground, playing a gourd flute as a venomous cobra emerges from a woven basket. As the snake rises, displaying its distinctive hood, onlookers gawk and shy away in fear of the potential threat.
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Stories of God change lives!
By Bob Sartoris on
On my recent visit to northern India, I was asked to preach for the local people. I was told that many of them may not be Christians. Apparently, when people are attracted to Christianity, they will often come to attend church services, but generally watch from the sidelines. After observing and listening to the teachings about Christ for several months, some will become convicted of their sins and will then commit to follow Him.
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A Billion are Hungry—What Should We Do?
By Mike Schrage on
I read recently that the number of people going hungry everyday has reached one billion for the first time in history. (Click for full story.) What is a billion of anything? One person put it this way – if you could feed a thousand people a day, 365 days a year, it would take you 2,740 YEARS to feed a billion hungry people! And that’s just to give them one meal!
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Blessings From a Basement
By Mike Schrage on
Asin at Ilaw is in its 14th year of production – GNPI-Philippines has produced more than 500 episodes! Lots of time and effort have been invested into penetrating the lives of the Filipino people. Episodes packed with insightful Bible study, intercessory prayer, and incredible testimonies of what God is doing in the lives of ordinary people are broadcast weekly.
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Funeral — Faith — Future
By Mike Schrage on
. . . Doug shared his astonishment at how effective the Good News Productions, International ‘Solar Media Cases’ were in reaching people in the rural areas of Tanzania with the Gospel. Doug said, “Mike, those GNPI units really work! . . .
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Set the Captives Free!
By Mike Schrage on
 I sat across the table with David and Sheela Lall, (global workers in India) and was fully engrossed in their narrative. You see, David serves as continental director for Good News Productions, International in India and he was sharing about the recent persecution of Christians in the Orissa region of northern India. We need to remember that only 2% of the population of India is Christian!
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Redeeming the Time
By Mike Schrage on
 “Redeeming the time.” That phrase in the King James Version of Paul’s letters to the Ephesians (5:16) and Colossians (4:5) became incredibly clear to me this week in East Africa. Marty McFarland was a spunky missionary and working mother in Arusha, Tanzania. Her passion to tell people about Jesus was contagious. She and her husband Steve were “second termers” going to the mission field as second career people. They wanted to empower nationals with tools to enable them to make the most of the time. The McFarlands had been in Tanzania since 2000.
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Benevolence or Evangelism
By Ziden Nutt on
The debate goes on! Is benevolent action social gospel? Or, is there a place for it in evangelism? A classic statement was made by Samuel Moffet, “There is nothing quite so crippling to evangelism and social action as to confuse them in definition or to separate them in practice.”
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