Adventist young people share their faith in Machu Picchu (called “old mountain” in the local language Quechua), an amazing stone settlement built by the Incas in the Peruvian Andes. Tourists from all over the world visiting Machu Picchu, as well as natives, are getting the good news of our blessed hope through youth who boldly distributed their missionary book of the year, Todavía Existe Esperanza (There Is Still Hope). Almost immediately a positive effect is evident.

—Alfredo Garcia-Marenko and Carlos A. Moncayo Ferrer, Cuzco, Peru

 

 

 

Holy God

Rules with great

Judges all

Reign o’er me,

 

Spirit sweet

Reveals deep

Leads forward

Rain on me,

 

Jesus Christ

Heads a host

Charges on

Rein my heart

 

Adventist Life

I’ll never forget the day my son and I flew together for the very first time.

 

He was 4 years old and insisted he wanted to sit next to the window. After we leveled off thousands of feet high he exclaimed, “Mama, Mama, Mama, look! We’re in heaven!”

 

I turned to look and what a beautiful sight I saw! Blankets of white fluffy clouds were everywhere! 

 

There was laughter on the plane, and I turned to see many happy, smiling faces. My little boy was witnessing without realizing it. Blessings do come unexpectedly! 

—Patricia Ann Mackenzie, Henderson, Tennessee

 

One Sabbath afternoon while living in Idaho our family had a visit from old friends who lived in Walla Walla, Washington.

 

Our daughter, age 5, and our guests’ boy, age 4, went outdoors after lunch. Our neighbor was laying tile on his porch when 4-year-old Benny inquired as to why he was working on the Sabbath and if he didn’t love Jesus.

 

Our little daughter came to the rescue with these words: “Oh, but he loves Jesus on Sunday, and he’s a good man, almost as good as a Seventh-day Adventist!”

 

The understanding neighbor chuckled inwardly, and later told us what happened.

—Elaine B. De Vries, Modesto, California