My faith journey is a continual journey of glancing back but focusing forward. It’s remembering where God met me in the pits of grief and despair, lifting me up, guiding me out, surrounding me not only with Himself, but with a community.
Read More“You just need to have faith!”
I hear that from time to time. But sometimes I’m not sure what people mean by that. It can seem a little cliche—like a last-ditch kind of thing. It’s a card we pull out of our back pocket and play when all other options have failed. And it always comes at the worst possible time, like after losing a loved one or getting a devastating diagnosis from the doctor.
Michael Jordan once said, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Indeed, faith is the substance of things hoped for; one’s vision can only be achieved by stepping out in faith. Seeing what others don’t see, but actually seeing what is non-existent is the best description of faith.
Read MoreFirst Hope Association (One Kingdom’s partner in the Turkey earthquake relief effort) continues to distribute hygiene, food, and personal care kits regularly. We are also continuing to provide clean drinking water on a regular basis.
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The bulk of what we’ve done is caring for people in their time of need. However, what we are seeing is that there are Turkish people who have never met a believer in their life, and they are coming in contact with those who are following Jesus and seeing the love of God in a way they’ve never seen before.
Neither of my parents ran to his wonderful name, the Strong Tower that saves. Had Mom and Dad done so, Yahweh would have redeemed them by His son’s precious blood that was shed for all who accept his Kingship. We also would have learned from their Biblical living examples. However, my parents ran towards their ancestor’s god that can’t speak, taste, walk, see, hear, or breathe.
Read MoreFaith is a gift of God. We don’t conjure faith up. Ephesians 2:8-9 states, “By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Faith is supernaturally given to us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
Read MoreIn this world of constant turmoil, we need faith. If you listen to the news reports of high crime, drug abuse, sex abuse, gender confusion, political hatred and international wars you can become depressed real easy. But as Christians, we are to be a people of faith, not fear. Faith is more than belief, it is dependence and trust in God’s word of promise.
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Our friendship and association with Hal Frazier began in 1966, when Gaye Hickey, our oldest daughter, went to work at World Radio as Hal’s secretary. During 1968-69, we did mission work in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Hal wrote to us regularly, encouraging us in the work. When the opportunity came for a radio broadcast on Radio Ceylon, Hal worked with us in this endeavor.
Read MoreWhat would you be willing to give up to follow Jesus? How desperate would you have to be in order to turn your back on everything in your life, to lose everything and everyone in it, so that you can have Jesus?
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I hadn’t traveled in four years. As travel can be expensive—and we strive to be good stewards with the financial support we have been blessed with—I don’t always get to go on every trip. Then there was Covid, which halted our missions for a while. Last year, I was scheduled to fly to the Dominican Republic, but got sick two days before departure.
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First of all, thank you to the many volunteers that have blessed this ministry over the years!
Each volunteer takes to heart what Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
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The story goes that the chicken and the pig were discussing their contributions toward the farmer’s breakfast. The chicken had given up an egg and the pig had given up his right hind quarter. The pig observed, “What you gave was a donation. What I gave was a sacrifice!”
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Many times in scripture, we see God testing and purifying the hearts and minds of believers to accomplish His work through them. Often this process occurs over the course of many years, well before the person begins the task God was preparing them for. It’s difficult to describe how and when the “vision” of Transformations started. We can look back and see God’s hand at work, orchestrating this path in our personal lives and eventually in our marriage. God brought together two broken people with vastly different personalities and lots of baggage.
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We thank God and World Radio for the blessing of witnessing the growth of His Kingdom here in the Dominican Republic. In these almost 48 years of ministry, I’ve seen the birth of 17 congregations thanks to the support of One Kingdom. Among these are:
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“Sometimes we plant trees underneath whose shade we will never sit. And sometimes we sit underneath the shade of trees we never planted.”
One Kingdom director Ryan Lee shared this analogy during White’s Ferry Road Church’s One Kingdom Sunday, just a few days before our team departed for India.
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As I think back upon my history with One Kingdom, my first awareness of this ministry was formed in the late 70s and early 80s. Soon after Joneal and I were married, we traveled to visit my parents who were living and working for an oil company in Balikpapan, Borneo. It was a new adventure in our new life together. Upon arrival and settling into the small compound, carved out of the jungle to provide a living area for the expatriates, I inquired about church services. What I learned was that a small group would meet at my parents’ home and listen to a preacher give a lesson on a program called World Radio Gospel Broadcasts.
Read MoreIn January 1956, five men laid down their lives to bring the message of Jesus to those who lived without hope. They went to bring the message of Jesus to the Wadani people in Ecuador. Their obedience to following God’s call cost them everything. They lay dead, killed by spears. Their sacrifice inspired people all over the world. Steve, the son of Nate Saint, (one of the five who were killed) often speaks about allowing God to write your story. “When we let Him, God uses the chapters of our lives to write His epic story; the timeless story of His longing to reconcile the world to Himself (Steve Saint: End of the Spear).”
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The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February of this year was among the deadliest ever recorded in history. At the time of this writing, well over 50,000 lives have been lost, 160,000 buildings lay destroyed, and the country has suffered nearly 16,000 aftershocks.
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Why is it so important to remember? Well, to be honest, we as humans tend to forget and forget quickly. Remembering the depth of our sin that we were rescued from reminds us to be diligent in our desire to be obedient to Him. We all know how life can be difficult as we suffer with pain, loss, sickness and addictions. When we were on our journey without Him, we were trudging through life trying to figure it all out without hope, without His wisdom, and without the help of the Holy Spirit.
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