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...