I own a small shop in Narayanpur, a village about 20 kilometers from Varanasi, India. This shop is my only source of income, and through this business I take care of my family. One day Sanjay Kumar, a Gospel Outreach Bible worker, came to my shop. My wife had gone to her parents’ house, so I was … [Read more...] about My heart is dancing
One of my cherished childhood memories was riding in the back seat of our family’s black, ’53 Chevy sedan with Eric B. Hare riding up front. All the way to the Honolulu airport his bushy eyebrows and theatrical cadence kept me enthralled with miracle stories from the land of a thousand pagodas—Burma … [Read more...] about Rekindling the fire
Sheru Gharti Magar is from Rukum, a remote district in western Nepal. People in this area live a very hard life, often able to meet only the most basic human needs. In Rukum, it’s cold, and the land isn’t fertile. The people do well to grow one crop in a year. Men from this area often travel to … [Read more...] about Love changes people’s hearts
Nepal—I am Kedar Kumari Giri, a 68-year-old man. I come from the village of Sangachok in central Nepal. When I was 20 years old, an evil spirit possessed me. Despite visiting numerous sages and shamans, I couldn’t get rid of it. I spent much money on treatments and sacrifices, but nothing made a … [Read more...] about Jesus frees a man harassed by evil spirit
2023: Gospel Outreach year in review As we move forward with a new year and its opportunities and challenges, we’d like to briefly report on the year gone by. Following is a year-in-review interview with Brent Scully, president of Gospel Outreach. Q: Looking back on 2023 and the ministry of … [Read more...] about Powered by prayer
Picture a small church in 1970s Wisconsin. As the pianist finishes the intro to “Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?” the 40 or 50 people gathered begin to sing. You distinctly hear individual voices in the small building. There’s Edna and Hazel on your left. Dorothy sings from just in front of … [Read more...] about Will there be any stars?
Before the end of the 2022-23 school year, Pastor Joseph pledged to help find sponsors for a new baptistry. The last time he’d baptized students, he’d had to use a makeshift pool. Moving forward, he wanted to provide a proper place for baptisms. Not long after the 2023-24 school year began, … [Read more...] about God delays the building of baptistry
I’m Nikolai Petkevich, a Gospel Outreach health worker in Kazakhstan. We encounter a variety of people at our sanatorium. One woman with diabetes had blood sugar levels several times higher than normal. She had to take insulin but hoped our 10-day treatment would help. After spending time … [Read more...] about Using simple principles to restore health
