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Letter
(Copyright 10-19-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Dear Laura: Belated thanks for your compassion and generosity. You are always so kind to publish Bill Goff’s updates, and especially my recent lengthy appeal. You are the only one I know of who publishes requests on behalf of our overseas brethren for food, Bibles, etc. They are so zealous, and they truly hunger and thirst after righteousness – spiritual nourishment as well as earthly. May God bless you abundantly for your caring heart. Rebecca KENYA HANDS OF HOPEfounded in 2006 by William P. GoffWebsite: KHOFH – Kenya Hands of HopeSend Donations to: Kenya […]
Urgent – Prayers for Kenyan Brethren
(Copyright 09-19-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Please forward this message to your friends, submit it to your announcement bulletin, or post it on social media, whichever is applicable. This is lengthy, but it contains twenty years of history and background down to the current crisis. September 2025 – This is an especially difficult time for our African brothers and sisters in Christ. Kenya Hands of Hope just paid most of the Term 3 fees for our orphans in school, but our widow Margret was unlawfully arrested and jailed because she can’t pay fees for her two orphan grandsons. She can’t […]
Angelic Encounters
(Copyright 05-11-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) What do angels do in heaven?They worship God Revelation 4:11They administer God’s government Psalm 103:18-22 What do angels do on earth?They serve as guardians Psalm 91:11-12They are warriors doing battle for God Daniel 12They carry out God’s justice Acts 7:53, Galatians 3:19, Hebrews 2:2 Exodus 23:20-21They give encouragement Acts 27:23-24They strengthen people – ministered to Moses, Elijah and JesusThey are messengersThey reassure us Isaiah 6:6-7They warn us of danger They show us to safetyThey show us what we need, what is lost or unnoticedThey deliver things we needThey give us instructions They guide us […]
African Ministry Update
(Copyright 08-16-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Thank you so much for including appeals for our African brothers and sisters. Their zeal to learn and their faithfulness are so inspiring! Mansa and Macedonia From August 6-10, 2025, Obed Mambwe and Kasuba Manad visited Mansa (provincial capital of Luapula Province, Zambia) to purchase bicycles for their ministries (in Kawambwa and Nchelenge districts) with funds provided by our fellowship. Manad had traveled 3 hours by bus from Nchelenge to Kawambwa (85 km/53 miles), and Obed joined him for a further 6 hours to Mansa (169 km/105 miles). Many people asked them to stay and teach them […]
African Outreach
(Copyright 07-25-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Four Opportunities for African Outreach Most of us can’t visit Africa in person, but we can get to know and help our brethren in Zambia and Kenya (and experience God’s rich blessings in return). We can help them all year round, but especially with the autumn holy days and Feast approaching, we may have extra Festival tithes and offerings available. Support for any of these ministries need not compete with support for any other. Zambia – Bibles for Brethren Obed Mambwe and Kasuba Manad, who have previously appealed for Bibles, are both lay elders […]
Bibles for Brethren
(Copyright 07-26-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Very few people in any African nation have ever owned a Bible. Just $10 buys one in the Bemba language, plus a pen or pencil. When these faithful elders receive funds, they purchase Bibles at the local bookstore and distribute them. It’s about 4 km away for Obed and 12 for Manad. Obed Mambwe, WhatsApp +260 975 490206, email [email protected] World Remit [must download app on phone; no webpage available] (no fee with debit card) or Western Union ($1.99 fee per transaction) Mobile Wallet – MTN Mobile Money +260 766 664007 Trust in God Ministries, PO […]
The Heavenly Man
(Copyright 04-25-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Here are excerpts from a book written by a Christian evangelist and planter of many ‘underground’ “house churches” in China. So many miracles happened that there isn’t room enough to tell all of them. I highly recommend this book; you won’t be able to put it down. In “The Heavenly Man”, Brother Yun tells about how when he was 16 and his father was terminally ill, God encouraged his mother and healed their father after the family kneeled around his bedside and begged Jesus to heal him. The entire family (including six […]
Letter
(Copyright 07-05-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Letter(Copyright 07-05-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Hi Laura, thank you so much for posting these appeals and for making introductions. It’s refreshing to meet people hungry for God’s word, especially those who share it with others. Your newsletter is refreshing also. I’m glad you are willing to volunteer your time and energy. You are definitely sharing the Word and helping people make connections. Your compassion for others is inspiring. Sending out an issue every two weeks is still much more frequent than most publications. Also, I’m sure it takes a lot of […]
Letter
(Copyright 07-12-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) Good morning and happy Sabbath. 😊 Thank you as always for including letters from our overseas brethren. Kasuba Manad is from Nchelenge, about 85 km from Obed Mambwe in Kawambwa. They are both from Luapula Province, but in different districts, named after the principal cities. Thanks to you for making introductions possible between them. They had not heard of one another, even though they are both Sabbath keepers who have been searching for the truth. They have seen that the SDAs, although sincere, have lost much of the truth, although they are the only branch of […]
The Pearl of Great Price or The Power of Prayer
(Copyright 04-25-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) John 14:13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do,that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. Here are excerpts from the book “Project Pearl” by Brother David. His previous book is “God’s Smuggler to China.” There are so many miracles of God’s divine providence and protection that happen when we trust in God instead of man. Beginning with Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ in China (1966-1976), all Bibles found by authorities were burned, and anyone found with one (or […]
Appreciation and Recommendations
(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) First of all, great job on both the old and new websites. They’re easy to navigate, either by searching for keywords or by clicking on authors. The parrot photo for the old, and the sheep photo for the new, are a nice touch. Also, the editors’ corrections were appropriate (and gracious) regarding the Passover confusion. Your follow-up was also scripturally based. We definitely want to avoid error and base our understanding on corrected mistranslations of the Bible rather than the thoughts or traditions of men (often based on bias, misunderstanding or personal […]