Frontier Missions Journal

And then we got to this part where the trail had … um … the trail fell down the mountain!                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM missionary to the Himadri in Central Asia.

“White man, moro! White man, moro!” the small child began shouting. The adults and older children began chuckling. “Hi! Good afternoon,” I said. “White man, moro!” the child said again, laughing before running away and hiding.                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Keren and Orion Lawrence, AFM career missionaries on the Sepik Pr...

I paused the story right there, and I asked, “Would you go inside the ark, too?” One little boy jumped up, and he said, “NO! I would not go inside.” “Why?” “Because it would be stinky inside!”  ---------------- Join us for two missionary tales from Southeast Asia with missionary Joelle Thea.

The night sky was covered by threatening clouds, and distant thunder promised rain. Streaks of lightning arced across the horizon and eerily illuminated the hillside.  In the midst of my deep concentration, I was startled by a faint noise.                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Herb Prandl, a former AFM career missionary on the L...

“My mind was relieved that little Gladys’ mother was alive! However, I will admit I felt betrayed . . . and disgusted, with thoughts like, ‘That little liar!’ going through my mind.”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Margaret Unglaub, former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso.  Subscribe and leave us a re...

As Keren Lawrence lay awake, battling malaria, she heard the sound of angry shouting and intense fighting coming from inside the village. Awakening her husband and alerting him, she urged, “Please, can we pray together?”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary serving at the Sepik project in Papua Ne...

"If you didn’t make it with clean water, like if it was made it with swamp water, it will taste a little like swamps. If you make it from the flowing river water, it tastes a little better." Hmm….you hungry? Listen up to learn how you can make Sago.                                                                 ---------------- Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary...

“Yup, everything looks good,” the old doctor said. I smiled and paid him, but didn’t really rely on his X-ray reading.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Carly Tirado, an AFM missionary serving at the Great River People project in Cambodia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

Have you ever felt that, because of your sins, God has disconnected from you and does not want anything to do with you anymore? So did the Alangan tribe . . . until they learned that God hadn’t abandoned them, was interested in them, and was actually trying to bring His people back into a relationship with Him.                                                                ---------------- Today’s...

“An angel opened my Bible as I dreamed and started showing me the verses that I should preach from. When I stood in the pulpit the next morning, I could see all that the angel had shown me.”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by John Holbrook, an AFM missionary serving on the Tawbuid Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave...

It was really, really tough. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people out of work. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. And if you don’t get paid, you don’t eat.                                                                 ---------------- Today’s story is told by Bruce Hayward, a current AFM Field Director in Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story...

God’s timing is always perfect. I pray that whenever Jesus calls Elizabeth to do something for Him, her response will be, “Sure, I’ll come.”                                                                 ---------------- Today’s story is told by Lori Erickson, a current AFM Field Director and former missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enj...

A teacher came running out of her office and straight for our bus. “Sir, we are so happy that you are here at our school. We have had a tragedy, and it is as if God has sent you here today. One of our young teachers died last night, and we don’t know how to handle the situation.”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Heino Torlage,...

As the week of prayer came to a close, demons attacked Annabelle and three of her friends. When a dark figure appeared on a trail and called out to some of the girls, they fainted out of fright.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Eva Truitt, a former AFM student missionary who served on the Palawano Project in the Philippines. ...

Lord, I love my students and want to see them thrive. How do I teach them that cheating is wrong?                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Eva Truitt, a former AFM student missionary who served on the Palawano Project in the Philippines.  Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

“You know, there’s a man who lives in those clouds. Usually, he sleeps. But when he does wake up, he will open his eyes and do something between a grimace and a smile. When he does that, lightning will flash out from his large front tooth.”                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Dawn Spoon, former AFM career missionary on the Pal...

Ding Dong!  I went downstairs and saw the younger neighborhood kids I had befriended. I was shocked. How did these little detectives know where I lived? I didn’t tell them.  “Hi,” I said. “Hey. We saw your shoes and your dog.”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by the Aleman family, AFM missionaries serving on the Isan Thai Project...

One quiet evening in Reva’s home, the children suddenly awoke to strange noises echoing through the room, breaking the silence.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Bala Patel, a former AFM missionary who served on the Himadri Project in the Himalayas.  Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

“Loneliness belongs only to Allah,” Hakan wrote. “It’s an old proverb in our culture. Loneliness is exclusive or unique to Allah.” I stared at the words as if I had just stumbled upon the devil’s smoking gun.                                                                 ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Jacob Bridger, AFM career missionary on the Turkish Project in Turkey.  Subscribe...

“Go and talk to Him.” Lord, I don’t know who He is. What do you say to a total stranger who’s in the hospital? “Oh, hi. I’m your neighbor from across the hallway. And I’m talkative, and I like to talk to new people,” I said to the teenage boy.                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Claudette Aleman, AFM career missionary on the I...

The next thing we knew, we had twenty-eight players. “What are we going to do now? We have to either rent a bigger field or we have to rent two fields.” When Rene Aleman shared with God that he wanted to reach people through sports, God more than delivered.                                                                ---------------- Today’s stories are told by René Aleman, AFM career missionary...

The phone rings. The man on the other side is crying, desperate for help and wants to meet us. He is in deep trouble.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by John Smith, a missionary serving on the Turkish Project.  Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

“Oh, you’ve given me a special book. It’s about Jesus,” the police officer said. “Yes,” Tafara replied. “Well, I don’t believe in Jesus. I believe in ancestors,” the officer followed up.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tafara Chogugudza, a young man serving with Abundant Life, a sister organization to AFM South Africa.  Subsc...

Listen to today's radio flashback and discover what life was like in Albania about 30 years ago, when AFM missionaries first entered the country.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Anna Kvanli, a career missionary on the Shqiptaret project in Albania about 30 years ago.  Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listen...

Poverty, alcoholism and childhood neglect loomed large over Priscilla’s early life. She and her loved ones walked a path marked by brokenness and despair.  But an unwavering power of prayer and unshakeable faith in God transformed not just her life, but the lives of her entire family.                                                                 ---------------- Today’s story is told by Priscill...