These stories are used with permission from Signs Publishing Company. More of these stories can be found in these collections: Ordinary People—Extraordinary God, Ordinary People—Faithful God, and Ordinary People—Generous God
Effie, the soul-winner
When Effie's father, Robert Boyd, died suddenly, his wife, a devout Presbyterian, sadly told the six children that as he was an atheist, their father was now burning in the eternal fires of hell. But Effie could not reconcile a loving God doing this to her fun-loving Dad.
Read DevotionalFloating gear oil from "Papa" God
More than 200 eager truth seekers were planning to get together to watch a live satellite downlink in the village of Katurasele, on the island of Choiseul, Solomon Islands. The surrounding villages had heard that the Seventh-day Adventist Church have set up a satellite dish in that village to downlink evangelistic preaching live from the United States, something never before seen by many of the island people.
Read DevotionalOur neighbour
My husband offered to help Mr Sherrin with fencing or any other jobs he could not do on his own. Mr Sherrin appreciated that very much but, when he found out we were Seventh-day Adventists, he told us in no uncertain terms, between puffing on his pipe, that he did not like Seventh-day Adventists, because his son had become one.
Read DevotionalGod planned it
It took us three days to walk to Merauke, Indonesia. At the end of the first day, we arrived at an old run-down government station.
Read DevotionalTouching lives
But his biggest job was running the Adventist Aviation Association in southern Queensland for around 25 years. This meant regularly travelling to the outback and leading successful health awareness programs at numerous country shows over 17 years.
Read DevotionalOverwhelmed
Part of it was reminiscent of the first week of a university semester, when all the lecturers outline the breadth of reading and number of assignments to be completed over the following few short months. And perhaps that feeling was somewhat justified as another busy year stretched ahead.
Read DevotionalGod's pea crop
Edgell field officers visited regularly to check the pea crops, ensuring the famers were keeping up with their part of the contract. They would also take Maturity Index (MI) readings as part of the monitoring process to help them calculate when the crop would be ready to harvest.
Read DevotionalLetters of love
Eventually, my father returned to take us from the house at Glen Forrest in the Darling Ranges to a tiny railway siding hundreds of kilometres to the east. He had bought a block of land for about five pounds.
Read DevotionalPrecious
Normally, I don't come in the car to pick up the children, but this afternoon was different. We had decided to spend the afternoon exploring nearby parkland as a family.
Read DevotionalMumma, tenku!
I am honoured to have been given the "honourary" position of head deaconess--as I am the only female with permission to go "inside." My husband and I laugh about the title! Each Sabbath is so special--not just because it is the Lord's day but because we again have the opportunity to witness with "our boys." Recently, we witnessed 30 of "our boys" and two of "my girls" go into the water of baptism--what joy there must have been in heaven that day!
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