Why did little Maria die?

June 12, 2018

“It’s pretty cool learning how another culture thinks and acts,” Andrew Ferguson told me. “Until it costs the life of a child.” Maria, like many children in the Tepehuan village where the Fergusons lived, caught a bug that was going around. But unlike others, Maria did not get better. Maria probably would have recovered if […]

Why I’m going to Africa

February 18, 2016

Spreading the gospel to “the ends of the earth” is the responsibility of each and every believer … but how do you do that? How do you make an impact, for instance, on Africa? Africa is huge. Much of the missionary effort over the years in rural areas has been ineffective, resulting in few disciples […]

You’ve fed thousands of people

November 17, 2015

The plea was urgent, and I’m so glad you helped. Papua New Guinea, an island nation north of Australia, is in the midst of a long drought. People are hungry, and NTM missionaries there want to help. They contacted our team, and sent us some specifics. Some of the aid could go in by road. […]

Getting ready for the race

June 26, 2015

Just up the road a bit, crews work feverishly to get ready for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. On July 2, the drivers will come to the starting lineup, look out over their logo-bedecked hoods and think, “I could go so much faster if I didn’t have a thousand pounds of sponsor […]

How was Africa?

February 26, 2013

I’m hearing great things about what you did in Africa last month. What’s that? You say you didn’t do anything in Africa? Yes you did! You helped train African believers to establish churches among unreached people groups. Oh, sorry, I’ve confused you, haven’t I? Let me back up. Missionaries in Africa had a problem. They […]

Save a witch

February 19, 2013

Why waste time talking about stuff you can’t change? In workplaces across the USA, people are talking about gas prices jumping. Few are talking about the woman tortured and burned to death after being accused of witchcraft earlier this month. But you can’t do anything about gas prices. Were you shocked by the recent reports […]

An important step for our ministry

June 16, 2011

Our support has increased, but more is needed for us to carry out our ministry.

Santa Claus is coming to Christ?

May 7, 2010

Santa Claus isn’t a believer. Yet. Don’t be a doubter – he’s real! At least, the one I’m talking about is real. He’s a 10-year-old Sekadau boy. And his name is kind of normal. Missionaries Paul and Bella Gervasi have encountered a number of seemingly odd names among the Sekadau people of Indonesia, including Aspirin, […]

ECHOs of Christmas

December 14, 2009

I hope you get an ECHO by the end of the year. Perhaps you’ve already had one. I had one Saturday. ECHO is a term I invented this morning. Yes, I’m breaking new ground in vanity by making up my own terms, and I’d be quite proud of that if not for the fact that […]