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Sophia’s Favorite Book Sophia’s Favorite Book In Sofia, Bulgaria, a two‑year‑old girl named Sophia fell in love with Bible stories at the Colorful Hope Adventist kindergarten. Her remarkable memory, spiritual insight, an...
Spirit-Led Encounters Spirit-Led Encounters In a closed Middle Eastern country, a missionary couple prayed for a home church and soon met Salman, a taxi driver who had become a Christian online but had never met another ...
Power of Prayer Power of Prayer In Austria, young Nandor prayed daily for six months to attend the Adventist school at Bogenhofen. God opened the way by providing a house near the campus—an unexpected answer that allowed...
First Adventist Kindergarten First Adventist Kindergarten In Sofia, Bulgaria, a mother’s search for a Christ‑centered kindergarten led Maria to open Colorful Hope—the first Seventh‑day Adventist kindergarten in the count...
Meeting the General Meeting the General In a veiled Middle Eastern country, a couple facing residency denial prayed for God’s intervention. A surprising encounter with a friendly immigration “general” led to immediate ap...
Yellow Rescue Angel Yellow Rescue Angel In Austria, an 18‑month‑old girl named Tamia was accidentally locked in a hot car. With no phone, no money, and no way to open the doors, her mother prayed—and moments later, a roa...
Elusive Building Permit Elusive Building Permit In Bulgaria, the Seventh‑day Adventist Church prayed for 25 years to obtain a building permit for the Sofia West church. After repeated delays, unanswered calls, and suspec...
The Davis’ Indians - Part 2 The Davis’ Indians - Part 2 After Ovid Elbert Davis died of blackwater fever in 1911 at Mt. Roraima, the Indigenous believers he had taught in British Guiana continued meeting every Sabbath at...
School Surprise School Surprise In Sagunto, Spain, young Nacho prayed every day for eight months to attend a Seventh‑day Adventist school. When four students unexpectedly moved away, a spot opened—an answer to his persis...
Enoc’s Dream, Part 2 Enoc’s Dream, Part 2 In Spain, Enoc and Ingrid prayed for clarity as they wrestled with a call to ministry. A providential early‑morning phone call from Sagunto Adventist College—and a second sign Go...
The Davis’ Indians - Part 1 The Davis’ Indians - Part 1 Ovid Elbert Davis, an early Adventist missionary, traveled nearly 40 days through rivers and dense forest in British Guiana after interior tribes—guided by a “shini...
Making Others Happy Making Others Happy In Sagunto, Spain, siblings Pere and Anna love surprising neighbors with lemons, drawings, and homemade meals. When a friend’s mother left on a mission trip, the children cooked fo...
Barbershop Chat Barbershop Chat In Sagunto, Spain, seven‑year‑old Mauricio loves sharing Jesus wherever he goes—including with his barber. His cheerful Sabbath invitation, Bible encouragement, and sincere faith show how ...
Enoc’s Dream, Part 1 Enoc’s Dream, Part 1 In Spain, physical therapist Enoc felt an unexpected call to pastoral ministry. Through prayer, repeated confirmations, and God’s providence—from his wife’s conviction to his bus...
Match Made in Heaven Match Made in Heaven In Spain, former model Ligia and agnostic traveler Albert found healing, identity, and purpose when God brought them together. Their journey—from emptiness and worldly success to...
Two Dreams Two Dreams In Spain and Germany, Dante Herrmann went from drug dealing and a pact with the devil to becoming a Seventh‑day Adventist pastor. After reading the Bible and surrendering his life to Jesus, he found...
Rattling Wheel Rattling Wheel In Bulgaria, three Adventist men traveled to share the gospel with a small Roma group when their car broke down. Each time they sang hymns, the violent shaking stopped—allowing them to compl...
A touch that transforms A Touch That Transforms In Brazil, two women—Fabiola facing cancer and Luisa battling betrayal, depression, and loss—found hope when their dogs accidentally switched their TVs to Novo Tempo, Hope ...
Tea and cell phones Tea and Cell Phones At Bogenhofen Adventist school in Austria, a girls’ dean sensed something was wrong and prayed for guidance. Her late‑night visit led to an honest conversation that helped a studen...
Big, Beautiful Bale Big, Beautiful Bale In Sofia, Bulgaria, teachers at the Colorful Hope Adventist kindergarten prayed for hay to create a Bethlehem scene for their Christmas program. When no one would sell them any, Go...
Gift of a New Life Gift of a New Life In Austria, a struggling high‑school student named Juergen found a fresh start at Bogenhofen Adventist school. Through supportive teachers, health training, and Bible study, he disco...
The little preacher The Little Preacher In Sofia, Bulgaria, a two‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old boy named Teo learned about Jesus at the Colorful Hope Adventist kindergarten—and became “The Preacher” in his own home. His nightly w...
Return of the Pioneer Return of the Pioneer Jun29, 2026 | INDONESIA A Global Mission pioneer once entered a city with no Adventist presence and no welcome—yet years later, that same city now has a thriving church, a resp...
Amelia’s Promise Amelia’s Promise Jun27, 2026 Amelia couldn’t envision a future worth living for. She had struggled with mental health for years and carried deep pain from the harsh words and actions of others. One day, ...
An Answer to Prayer An Answer to Prayer Jun27, 2026 | KENYA In Kenya, six‑year‑old Michelle learned to pray at Merisho Advent Community Nursery School and began asking God for new school buildings. Her prayers led her fa...
“Doctor” Ibrahim “Doctor” Ibrahim Jun27, 2026 | TANZANIA In Zanzibar, Ibrahim arrived as a health worker rather than a pastor — a strategic choice that opened doors in a non‑Christian region. Through health programs, per...
Ears to Hear Ears to Hear Jun20, 2026 | KENYA In Kenya, four‑year‑old John was hidden away because he was deaf — until a deaf Adventist teacher met him at camp meeting and introduced him to the Mwata Adventist School for...
Lord of the Sabbath Lord of the Sabbath Jun20, 2026 | TANZANIA On the island of Zanzibar, Ezekiel discovered the Sabbath truth through a book, Voice of Prophecy lessons, and the patient ministry of a literature evangelis...
Voice Speaks at a Cooking Pot Voice Speaks at a Cooking Pot Jun6, 2026 | LIVINGSTONE, SOUTHERN, ZAMBIA Burdened by headaches, body pain, and deep sadness, Miriam attended an evangelistic meeting in Livingstone, Zambia, s...
Life’s Most Important Work Life’s Most Important Work Jun13, 2026 | INDONESIA Soon after his baptism, Zeth Louis Lekatompessy in Indonesia made a bold plan to lead his seven siblings and their families to Christ. Togethe...
The Brown Door The Brown Door Jun13, 2026 | TANZANIA This week’s mission story is about how the first people joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Zanzibar island, which is part of Tanzania and located just off Afri...
Miracle Clinic Miracle Clinic To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, June 6. By Gina Wahlen This week’s mission story takes a look at the remarkable events that led to the opening of a Seventh-day Adventi...
Prayer Makes Things Better Prayer Makes Things Better To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, June 6. By Gina Wahlen Do you like to hear mission stories? Jayden is a 10-year-old boy in Kenya. He likes to h...
Gift From God Gift From God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 30. By Gina Wahlen Jeanne thought she was going to die. The 26-year-old expectant mother felt dizzy all the time. Her appetite vanish...
Asking for a Brother Asking for a Brother To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 30. By Gina Wahlen Every afternoon after school, eight-year-old Randy came home and felt so alone in Kenya. Father and ...
Hall of Blessings Hall of Blessings To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 23. By Gina WahlenAnew multipurpose hall promises to be a big blessing to a Seventh-day Adventist boarding school for deaf ch...
Soccer, Spleen, and Salvation Soccer, Spleen, and Salvation To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 23. By Gina Wahlen Patrick loved playing soccer in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Co...
Living for God Living for God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 16. By Gina Wahlen This story is an update on a previous Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, also known as the Quarterly Mission Project O...
Family Of God Family Of God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 16. By Gina Wahlen A colorful flyer lying on the table caught a little girl’s attention. “Where did it come from?” asked the little g...
Blessing of Deafness Blessing of Deafness To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 9. By Gina Wahlen This story is an update on a previous Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, also known as the Quarterly Missio...
Brave Island Girl Brave Island Girl To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 9. By Gina Wahlen There were nearly no Seventh-day Adventists on Zanzibar when the Adventist clinic opened in the late 1980s....
Transformative Internship Transformative Internship To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 2. By Gina Wahlen It was an offer that Julia could not refuse. The journalism student was talking with a frie...
The God Who Heals The God Who Heals To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, May 2. By Gina Wahlen Mother didn’t know what to do. Little 3-year-old Asha suffered from epileptic attacks on the island of Zanz...
Scary Animals Scary Animals To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 25. By Gina Wahlen Dieudonne was on fire for God in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His job was to preach on university campuses ...
Friday Didn’t Like Saturday Friday Didn’t Like Saturday To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 25. By Gina Wahlen Friday didn’t like Saturday. Friday is the name of a Seventh-day Adventist boy in Ta...
Seeking Pure Truth Seeking Pure Truth To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 18. By Gina Wahlen Safi’s name means “pure” in the Swahili language. Just like her name, Safi liked to think pure thought...
Bringing Mother to Jesus Bringing Mother to Jesus To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 18. By Gina Wahlen Three children showed up at Esther’s home in Tanzania one day. After they introduced thems...
Land Bought Twice Land Bought Twice To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 11. By Gina Wahlen It was a dark day for a Seventh-day Adventist university in Africa. On March 18, 2001, armed fighters en...
A Friend of God A Friend of God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 11. By Gina Wahlen Grandmother didn’t know what to do with nine-year-old Fabian. In the morning, he put on his school uniform a...
A Girl Named TMI A Girl Named TMI To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 4. By Gina Wahlen In the heart of Africa lives a little 6-year-old girl named TMI. TMI stands for Total Member Involvement, a...
University Changes Hearts University Changes Hearts To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, April 4. By Gina Wahlen One of this quarter’s special mission projects is a nursing school at the Adventist Unive...
The Man with One Leg The Man with One Leg To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 28. The original version of this story by Don Fehlberg, former remote area senior pastor for Aboriginal and Torres St...
Orlando and the Big Rescue Orlando and the Big Rescue To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 28. By Kimberly Houliston How old do you have to be to make a difference for God? Orlando is a boy who li...
Street Preacher Street Preacher To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 21. As told to Gracelyn Ban Lloyd by Peter Giwi Peter often wondered about God’s plan for his life. When he was a child, his pa...
The Runaway The Runaway To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 21. By Charlotte Ishkanian Tiroa wandered down the dirt road. Tears streaked his dusty face. Some women saw him as they returned to the...
Taking the Gospel to the Jungle Taking the Gospel to the Jungle To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 14. As told to Maika Tuima by Mereseini Galuvakadua Deep in the lush, rugged heartland of Papua...
The Man with One Leg The Man with One Leg To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 14. The original version of this story by Don Fehlberg was published in the March 28, 2025, issue of Adventist Record...
Rescued from the Streets Rescued from the Streets To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 7. As told to Gracelyn Ban Lloyd by Dennis Lului Dennis was a teenager living in the big city of Port Moresby...
Hope Restored Hope Restored To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, March 7. As told to Maika Tuima by Mereseini Galuvakadua In the heart of Suva, Fiji, the Hope Clinic stands as a symbol of transformation...
From Fiji to the Frontlines From Fiji to the Frontlines To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 28. As told to Maika Tuima by Jordan Weatherall It all began with a fire in my heart, a calling I co...
A New Beginning A New Beginning To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 28. As told to Maika Tuima by Pasepa Finau My name is Mrs. Finau. I’m 37 years old, married, and a proud mother of three bea...
A Home for Worship A Home for Worship To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 21. As told to Maika Tuima by Alice Rore My name is Alice, and I’m from the Solomon Islands. I spent many years as a h...
Where Faith Finds Feet Where Faith Finds Feet To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 21. By Maika Tuima Fulton Adventist University College had been in the green hills of Tailevu for more than 70...
Called Through Pain Called Through Pain To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 14. As told to Maika Tuima by Milo Ethanie Fevaaiai My name is Milo, and I come from the beautiful islands of Samoa ...
A Special Decision A Special Decision To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 14. As told to Maika Tuima by Vilikesa and Neomai One sunny Sabbath morning in a small village in Fiji, a brother and ...
God Never Let Me Go God Never Let Me Go To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 7. As told to Maika Tuima by Sera Wilson My name is Sera, and I am from the beautiful islands of Fiji. I’m a second-...
Only Four Yams Only Four Yams To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, February 7. As told to Maika Tuima by Stacey Joel My name is Stacey. I come from Vanuatu, a country made up of many islands in the Sout...
Life Service for God Life Service for God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 31. As told to Maika Tuima by Moape Vuloaloa Moape rises with the sun. Even at 77, his morning routine is the same:...
I Will Go I Will Go To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 31. As told to Maika Tuima by Morris Veah My name is Mr. Veah. I grew up on a small island called Paama in the country of Vanuatu. Vanuat...
No Failure Here No Failure Here To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 24. As told to Maika Tuima by John Joseph My name is Mr. Joseph, and I come from a tiny island called Maskelyne off the coast...
No Failure Here No Failure Here To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 24. As told to Maika Tuima by John Joseph My name is John, and I come from a tiny island called Maskelyne off the coast of Va...
The Turning Point The Turning Point To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 17. By Hyacinthe Santino Théodore lives on the tropical island of Lifou. It is a part of the French territory of New Cale...
Touched by Kindness Touched by Kindness To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 17. By Hélène Luvant Mrs. Luvant had a big dream. She wanted to open a sewing shop, and one day, her dream came true!...
My Grandfather's God My Grandfather's God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 10. By Hyacinthe Santino Stanislas was raised in a Christian home rich in culture, faith, and tradition. He was the...
A Happy Heart A Happy Heart To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 10. By Louisa Terebo Mrs. Terebo was walking home from work when she heard something beautiful. It was music—people were singing ...
My Brand-New Life My Brand-New Life To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 3. By Hyacinthe Santino Mom, can we please come back tomorrow?” our two youngest children asked with big smiles. It was o...
Shining God’s Light Shining God’s Light To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, January 3. By Sapolina Valao Mrs. Valao is a loving mother of four children and a proud grandmother of four more. She has a h...
Adventists Everywhere Adventists Everywhere To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 27. Jonaton couldn’t seem to get away from Seventh-day Adventists. Originally from Ecuador, he had never met an ...
Faithful Amazon Boy Faithful Amazon Boy To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 27. Glauco had six brothers and five sisters, and he felt rejected by them all. He felt rejected by his mother, and ...
Life Is Good With God Life Is Good With God To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 20. Life was good when Mom worked at Northeastern Adventist School in Brazil. The family always had enough food....
A Dream Job A Dream Job To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 20. Jenny never planned to move to Chile from the United States. When she graduated from Andrews University, she volunteered to teac...
Boy’s Biggest Dream Boy’s Biggest Dream To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 13. Kaue had only one dream. He wished to read and write. Even though Kaue was eight years old, he had never been to...
From Rapper to Preacher From Rapper to Preacher To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 13. Sebastían lived two lives in Chile. At home and high school, he was quiet, studious, and obedient. On Sa...
Baby Talk, Jesus Talk Baby Talk, Jesus Talk To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 6. Hadassa is eight years old, and she has already been telling people about Jesus for eight years. How is that ...
Unexpected Missionaries Unexpected Missionaries To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, December 6. Alvaro and Natalia never planned to become missionaries on a far-off island. The couple had been happily ...
Scary Television News Scary Television News To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 29. Watching television news scared 10-year-old Andrielle. Every evening, Dad turned on the TV to watch the news...
Life-Changing Ride Life-Changing Ride To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 29. It was an Uber ride that changed many lives. Nineteen-year-old Varinnia took an Uber ride to Chile Adventist Unive...
Sabbath Is Special Sabbath Is Special To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 22. For six-year-old Gaby, Saturday was a day to watch cartoons on YouTube. It was a day to play board games with her ...
Adventure in Ecuador Adventure in Ecuador To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 22. Maria embarked on a new path of faith after her little sister, Angel, recovered from liver cancer. She believe...
Great Garage Gathering Great Garage Gathering To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 15. It just wasn’t fair. Every Friday evening, Mom and a group of other adults gathered at a neighbor’s house ...
Praying for a Tumor Praying for a Tumor To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 15. Maria grew up in a devout Christian family in Chile. They celebrated all of their church’s holidays. But no one ...
Clapping for Jesus Clapping for Jesus To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 8. Clap your hands. Clap your hands again. Why do people make noise with their hands? Sometimes people clap their hand...
God’s Online Call God’s Online Call To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 8. Samuel couldn’t understand why he was failing his university classes in Chile. He had always done well in high school...
Bringing Family to Church Bringing Family to Church To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 1. Little Ana walked up to Mom in their home in Brazil on a Wednesday afternoon. “You’ve never taken me ...
Teaching for Eternity Teaching for Eternity To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, November 1. Washington’s whole life revolved around Northeast Brazil Academy in Brazil. His father was one of the first g...
