Stories of God at Work
[Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:21:09 -0700]
By Brenda Boston, Alliance missionary to Paraguay Compassion happens in out-of-the-way places by people virtually unknown to the rest of the world. People whose lives emulate the love of Jesus. People like Ignacio and his wife. They run a small cafe... more ››
[Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:33:42 -0700]
By Rich and Lisa Brown, Alliance missionaries to Ecuador With all the countries we represent as Alliance missionaries, we have seen so many injustices that we could no longer turn a blind eye. We wanted to do justice and love mercy. Thanks to the vi... more ››
[Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:57:09 -0700]
By Esther Schaeffer I left the annual women’s retreat at Ouessinville Sud Church in Bobo-Dioulasso and headed for my motorbike when several women gathered around to thank me. One of the women started the motorbike for me. Though I have ridden the mo... more ››
[Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:47:44 -0600]
By Kiersten Hull, missionary to Burkina Faso True religion that God considers faultless and pure, according to James 1:26–27 is, “to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” The national... more ››
[Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:48:56 -0600]
“We were so encouraged to see more than 100 people in attendance,” said Larry Burg after visiting the three-year-old Pissy (pronounced PC) church plant, which began with a core group of seven people. “They have had 34 conversions this year and 22 bap... more ››
[Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:13:58 -0600]
During a special Children's Day service at an Alliance church plant in Brazil, several children raised their hands to accept Jesus as Savior. The outreach featured a puppet show, children’s songs, and a story about Amy Carmichael, the late missionary... more ››
[Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:53:39 -0600]
When neighbors on Dogwood Court in Winchester, California, decided to come to the opening of Chorus (Alliance) Church, they hardly knew each other. “And they had no idea that God would lead one of them on journey that would involve physical sacrifice... more ››
[Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:28:35 -0600]
By Paul Kiedel, France Field Director Rev. Ly Oudone, the first missionary of the France Alliance national church (AECM) to the Hmong people of French Guyana, died in a work accident on August 21. Pastor Oudone was cutting a large tree that sudden... more ››
[Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:21:59 -0600]
It was tournament day—the culmination of an entire year’s work pressed into one eight-hour day for Liza Gmetro and her Bible Quiz teams from Acts 29 Fellowship in Hamtramck, Michigan. The teenaged participants’ emotions ranged from excitement to appr... more ››
[Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:25:57 -0600]
Although complications from surgery have caused Marcel, a national pastor in Sirasso, Burkina Faso, some health problems, the curse that was cast on him by villagers proved ineffective in its mission to harm the dedicated minister. The malevolent app... more ››
[Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:44:45 -0600]
Emotions ran high on Sunday, April 27, when 102 people celebrated the first service of Church of the Vineyard in its new building in Peñalolén, an upper-class community of Santiago, Chile. “We held a communion service to dedicate the chapel to the Lo... more ››
[Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:42:39 -0600]
Before he came to Christ, Youssuf had been tormented by evil spirits and had severe insomnia. “He was considered a ‘crazy man,’” said Toby Hull, an Alliance missionary to Burkina Faso. “Youssuf was often incoherent and acted out in strange ways.” Aft... more ››
[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 ››
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