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
My 1000 per cent investment
In mid February, I would fly to London to begin work as a student missionary in the south-west of England at the Redruth church, Cornwall. I was frantically saving for my airfare and expenses.
Read DevotionalGod provides
Our mentor pastor suggested we would find it easier to manage financially if I found some work. I told him we had deliberately tried to avoid that as we felt we were more effective as a team.
Read DevotionalGod's policemen
A stocky young Tari man from the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea was employed as a security guard at a nightclub owned and operated by an Australian businessman who lived there. One night, a young university student came to the nightclub and demanded to get in free of charge.
Read DevotionalThe ring
We had only been there for a few minutes when a sudden movement of my cold left hand sent my loose engagement ring sliding effortlessly from my finger. Time seemed to stop briefly as it paused in mid air before sinking into the sand without a trace.
Read DevotionalAll the way
Within seconds I was tumbling, skis and poles flung aside. When I came to, I was accelerating helplessly down a one-kilometre face of snow, ice and exposed rocks.
Read DevotionalThe real you
Our class was walking to the music room. The girl, who I believed to be the most beautiful girl in the world just days before, was walking a short distance in front of a group of us boys.
Read DevotionalBe careful little mouth
I was frozen to the spot. The class was already quiet but now a deathly-eerie tangible silence descended on the room.
Read DevotionalSquandered resources
Before a continuation of grants could be approved, I'd been assigned to visit educational institutions receiving grants for development purposes to report back to donors that all was well with funded projects. I was familiar with my next location.
Read DevotionalOur little journey of faith
First, we had to get rid of our second-hand furniture. A friend of a friend solved the problem by buying all the furniture from us.
Read DevotionalGod hears the unemployed
A Melbourne prison had commenced their annual recruiting campaign. I was genuinely excited because the prison offered training to candidates and I liked the idea of assisting with someone's rehabilitation.
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