Malaita Village Life Part Two: Sources of Food
If you ran out of food at your house today, chances are you’d hop in your car, or walk down the street, to the nearest grocery or convenience store, pay some money and come home with enough food to feed your family. Otherwise you might order a pizza or go out to eat...
Lent, Fasting, and Praying for Your Missionaries
Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period, concluding the day before Easter. This is a time for us to draw closer to the Lord through prayer, repentance, self-denial, and honoring Jesus’ suffering and death. In a world where material and...
Back from Thailand
“You want to grab dinner?” I asked one of our fellows after teaching his first ESL class at the Community Learning Center at St. Andrew’s in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “I want to die,” he replied with a grimace in his face. “The class was that bad?” Silence followed. We walked to…
Dire Straits
The Godly Couple: A True Parable
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:9-10 Once upon a time, there was a Godly husband and wife who lived in the northern end of a prosperous country. This...
Loving and Encouraging Your Missionaries
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Your SAMS Missionaries love to hear from you. Maybe you are not sure how to get involved with the missionaries you or your church send. How can we show...