After young Giso’s body was severely burned during a fuel explosion, his mother told him, “God has a plan for your life. That is why you are still alive.” That would be only the first near-death experience to await Giso. 

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Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea.

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Using their feet, the Alangan men do a two-step shuffle. They dance on the rice to remove the seed from the stem. It looks rather like someone trying to remove mud from one foot by using the other.

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Today’s story is told by Tony Ingersoll, a former AFM career missionary on the Alangan Project in the Philippines.

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Deep in the mountains in the heart of Central Asia, an AFM missionary family seeks to share the gospel with the unreached people of this predominantly Hindu and Buddhist region. It’s a tall task, but what the Castillo family discovered was that God has already been working on hearts through the influence of the Holy Spirit.

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Today’s stories are told by the Castillo family, AFM career missionaries on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. 

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“Finally,” I said. “I want you to tell me why there are weeks.”

Well, after some valiant attempts at manipulating the bucket, bottle and washbasin, representing the earth, moon and sun, my Muslim friends admitted they didn’t know why, though I could tell they really wanted to, now.

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Today’s story is told by Tye & Tina Teal, former AFM career missionaries on the Malinke Project in Guinea, West Africa.

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I walked into one delivery and, by the mother, was a half-full glass of water with a coin in it. “That’s really weird! What’s that here for?” I asked.

“Oh, we don’t know,” came the reply.

“Okay, well, that tells me what it’s here for. Now, how is this connected to the spirits?”

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Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM career missionary on the Palawano Project in the Philippines. 

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And then we got to this part where the trail had … um … the trail fell down the mountain!

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Today’s stories are told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM missionary to the Himadri in Central Asia.

“White man, moro! White man, moro!” the small child began shouting. The adults and older children began chuckling.

“Hi! Good afternoon,” I said.

“White man, moro!” the child said again, laughing before running away and hiding.

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Today’s stories are told by Keren and Orion Lawrence, AFM career missionaries on the Sepik Project in Papua New Guinea.

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I paused the story right there, and I asked, “Would you go inside the ark, too?”

One little boy jumped up, and he said, “NO! I would not go inside.”

“Why?”

“Because it would be stinky inside!”

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Join us for two missionary tales from Southeast Asia with missionary Joelle Thea.

The night sky was covered by threatening clouds, and distant thunder promised rain. Streaks of lightning arced across the horizon and eerily illuminated the hillside. 

In the midst of my deep concentration, I was startled by a faint noise.

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Today’s stories are told by Herb Prandl, a former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso and Sandy Ackmoody, a former AFM career missionary on the Malinke Project in Guinea.

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“My mind was relieved that little Gladys’ mother was alive! However, I will admit I felt betrayed . . . and disgusted, with thoughts like, ‘That little liar!’ going through my mind.”

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Today’s story is told by Margaret Unglaub, former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso. 

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