Testimony

I’m a rocket scientist. Well, not quite, but I worked as an engineer making rockets for eight years. I enjoyed it. But four years ago, I went through a 10-month…

Johann Matthies, MB Mission Europa director, told his story at the ICOMB consultation in Thailand, Mar. 7–11, 2017. I was born in the Soviet Union in an area that isn’t…

I have no nationality. I am just of Jesus Christ. My name is Safari and I have been a refugee for more than 20 years…because God wanted me to be.…

“Honey, let me hold your baby.” My husband Dave and I were happily sitting in a pew at Cariboo Bethel Church, Williams Lake, B.C., when this woman offered to take…

I am a Christ follower who has been a member of a MB church since my teens. I love the church, yet in my youth, its pastoral approach toward sexuality consistently…

Kalaam grew up in a conservative Muslim family in Central Asia. “My father was a harsh man,” said Kalaam (not his real name). “Everyone in our community saw him as…

The mustard seed “You probably don’t know me but my Daddy started this church.” I looked up at the young woman standing in the door of my office and against…

Florence Mo Han Aw translated into English by Patrick May I grew up in the underground Communist Youth League of China and later became a member of the Communist party in Hong Kong.…

I used to think everyone lived like my family. My parents loved me and taught me about Jesus. I knew Bible stories, both the familiar and the lesser-known. I went to church every Sunday. I knew that God is good and powerful. But, for a long time, all this was just words to me.

The power of longevity in youth ministry When Mike and Carly Nelson agreed to lead the Grade 6 students at Ross Road Community (MB) Church in Abbotsford, B.C., they thought…

I enjoy dabbling in the culinary arts. Most afternoons, I can be found thumbing through pages of old recipe books, brainstorming which recipes might make a delightful meal to entertain…