Frontier Missions Journal

The second day, when we were in the hospital, I asked the doctor, “Will my daughter survive?” “We’re going to try our best,” he replied.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Helen Castillo, AFM career missionary on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

“Your daughter has acute respiratory distress. Her blood oxygen levels are not good,” the doctor said, then paused before adding, “She might die.” With shaking hands, an aching heart and tears in my eyes, I signed the hospital admittance forms while thinking of our missionary journey so far. Finding it hard to pray, “God, let your will be done,” I said, “Whatever happens, God, may your name be glo...

Listen as Kyle Tumberg shares his journey to becoming a cross-cultural missionary in Central Thailand.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Kyle Tumberg, a former AFM career missionary on the Central Thai Project in Thailand and now AFM's Recruitment Director. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’...

After young Giso’s body was badly burned during a fuel explosion, and after an urgent prayer saved him from dying at the hands of police officers after leading a life of crime, Giso, now a reformed believer, is in a spiritual battle for the life of his son.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missio...

After young Giso’s body was severely burned during a fuel explosion, his mother told him, “God has a plan for your life. That is why you are still alive.” That would be only the first near-death experience to await Giso.                                                                 ---------------- Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papu...

Using their feet, the Alangan men do a two-step shuffle. They dance on the rice to remove the seed from the stem. It looks rather like someone trying to remove mud from one foot by using the other.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tony Ingersoll, a former AFM career missionary on the Alangan Project in the Philippines. Subscri...

Deep in the mountains in the heart of Central Asia, an AFM missionary family seeks to share the gospel with the unreached people of this predominantly Hindu and Buddhist region. It’s a tall task, but what the Castillo family discovered was that God has already been working on hearts through the influence of the Holy Spirit.                                                                -----------...

“Finally,” I said. “I want you to tell me why there are weeks.” Well, after some valiant attempts at manipulating the bucket, bottle and washbasin, representing the earth, moon and sun, my Muslim friends admitted they didn’t know why, though I could tell they really wanted to, now.                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tye & Ti...

I walked into one delivery and, by the mother, was a half-full glass of water with a coin in it. “That’s really weird! What’s that here for?” I asked. “Oh, we don’t know,” came the reply. “Okay, well, that tells me what it’s here for. Now, how is this connected to the spirits?”                                                                ---------------- Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor, a...

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...