Missionary Stories

"Adoniram lay fettered in prison for nearly two years; Ann’s intrepidity and fortitude kept him alive. One crisis followed another, yet Ann declared, “We thank God and take courage.”

Born the son of a fetish priest, Byang Kato was instructed in the practices of spiritism as a child destined to follow in his father's footsteps.

John Cumbers, formerly SIM East Africa Director for SIM, revisited Ethiopia in 1993 and met with evangelists and church leaders of the Kale Heywet Church to hear their stories of the way the Lord sustained His church throughout the years of Communist repression.

" The Realities of Relief Work" ~ ~ Emma Stratton, the author, was just an ordinary student when she first visited Bangladesh - and what she saw there transformed her life.

Raymond J. Davis, former General Director of SIM, tells of God's work in Wallamo, in the mountains of Ethiopia. Davis relates the experiences of Wallamo men and women, who came to Christ and were transformed.

Also available in Amharic. This absorbing true story could be right out of the book of Acts. This is the story of an Ethiopian named Negussie whose life is a testimony of faith. Tortured and imprisoned under the Marxist regime, his faith flourished and thrived.

From its earliest beginnings as Evening Bible School in 1972 Maranatha Bible College has been training pastors and laymen for the Lord’s work in Ghana. Violet Bergen tells the fascinating story of God’s hand at work in the establishment and growth of this school.

A testimony of the faithfulness of God in the lives of His children, "Sword & Scalpel" shows the Lord at work, guiding the hands of Dr. Foster as he performs miraculous surgeries in the bush. The book is an accurate life account of exciting events from grapples with Black Mambas, hippo hunts, Cuban invasions, and a light of hope in the darkness of the world.