Heaven's Family Stories

How to Become a Dentist in Six Days

They came by the hundreds. Some traveled for days on foot, others rode more than 200 miles on motorbikes over rutted, unpaved roads. All came with one hope—to find relief from tooth pain.

01 Apr

Bible Bytes

I was able to forgive those who had driven my family to death. God cleansed me of my past sins and healed me of the horrible pain of my wounds. Those are the translated words of two North Korean believers whose lives have been transformed by the Word of God.

01 Apr

Home Where She Belongs

My head, and that of my husband, Jody, might have ended up suspended on a giant tree in Myanmar—if, that is, we had visited Ngai Zam Village a couple hundred years ago. Back then, villagers hung the heads of their enemies on a giant, now-800-year-old tree as an unmistakeable "don't mess with us" warning. Thankfully, in 1937, a brave missionary reached Ngai Zam with the gospel (and kept his head intact), and we were coming as friends to visit a girl named Cung Thian Kim, a former "orphan" now reunited with her family.

01 Apr

Almost a Slave

Like the rest of the smiling children who sang praise songs with us that afternoon, Liza also tried to smile. But her labored attempts didn't fool us. Liza couldn't hide the tortured look in her eyes, nor the conflict of emotion that showed on her face. Something was deeply troubling her.

01 Apr

Salvation B.C. and A.D. Part 2

Last month, in Part 1, I did my best to prove that since Adam, God has offered salvation to everyone and that He has granted salvation to anyone who repented and believed in Him. Those who do repent and believe in Him are characterized by obedience to the law that He has written in their consciences.

27 Mar

Saving the Apples of God’s Eye

Ardeth with her daughters Apple, who is now in college because of a sponsor, and Joella, a bright young girl. They all love Jesus and their lives are now filled with hope, making the girls immune to the deceptive lures that traffickers use to capture […]