By Dalila Correa Life changed radically with the surprise appearance of COVID-19. It caught the whole world off guard, bringing confusion, anguish, pain, and despair. Almost all countries were in lockdown, schools closed, nobody could go out to work and had to stay home because high numbers of people were dying, hospitals were overwhelmed everywhere, […]
By Scotte Staab I could hear the excitement in Alex’s voice as we reconnected over the social media app, “WhatsApp.” Dr. Alex Vlasin, professor at the University of Bucharest and mission’s teacher at the Baptist Seminary in Bucharest, passionately shared with me the power of the gospel in Europe, born in the devastation of the […]
By Darryl Evans CLOSED TO GENERAL PUBLIC BY PUBLIC HEALTH EXECUTIVE ORDER. This order was given on March 23rd for all New Mexico businesses and non-profit entities except those deemed essential. On March 24th, I was alone in my office asking the Lord for direction. He led me to call the Cabinet Secretary of the […]
SLM Ghana By Dr. Ron Barnes Address to the Nation UPDATE No. 2: Measures Taken Against Spread of Coronavirus All Universities, Senior High Schools, and basic schools, i.e. public and private schools, will be closed Monday, 16th March, 2020, till further notice. The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication has been […]
By Asha Peter, Edited by Jessica Peter “Sundramma*, how are you doing?” I asked over the phone. By the grace of God, I am good and happy, sister.” “We all are concerned for you. The church is praying for you. Hope you are strong and not afraid?” “Sister Asha, I am not afraid. My Jesus […]
Letter from the Editor – Ron Barnes When I was in college, I had a summer job as a camp counselor for Camp of the Nations, the camp run by Dr. Bill Shade. Among the top highlights of the junior high week was the hayride, where a tractor would pull a hay wagon around the […]
By Ron Barnes Guyana Dwayne Daniels grew up studying the Source of Light materials and used them in the ministries he served in as an adult. As he saw the ministry of SLM Guyana begin to struggle to meet the demands of those who were involved in using the lessons, he offered his services to […]
By Pablo and Dalila Correa An unexpected pandemic has failed to stop the development of the Church of Christ. A Christian song that is sung in Latin America says, “Oh glory, oh hallelujah, in struggles and trials, the Church continues to walk . . . .” The Church of Christ kept walking, even has extended […]
By Scotte Staab Jesus taught about abiding in the vine (Himself) and that if we (the branches) would abide in Him, we would bear fruit for His glory. Expansion in the ministry can happen as we abide in Him and grow and disciple and train others. In Asia and Europe, we desire to continue to […]
By Ronnie Barnes For years we’ve run into challenges with the HR, statistical, and accounting reports we send out to our missionaries and Branches abroad. Our reports were being sent back as corrupted files, worksheets returned blank, and some struggled to even open the files. Countless hours were spent troubleshooting problems and questions over the […]
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