At 76 years of age, Brother Ernest Vargas was baptized on November 11, 2018. Brother Vargas lives outside Panama City in an area called Chorrera. He regularly hosts evangelistic meetings in his house, with some interested souls attending the meetings. Brother Vargas has already proved to be a blessing for the church in Panama. It [...]
The summer is past, The toil of the sowing, The space of the growing— Time hastens so fast. How the winter draws on, The winter of ages, Of Scriptural pages, When summer is flown. But a few days more Of faithfulness keeping, Of watching and reaping, The harvest is o’er. But a numberless host In [...]
One of my goals in my cooking work is to encourage our members to take time to make their own food at home. Most people today have very busy schedules; they do not have time to cook fresh foods at home. While it is not wrong to get up in the morning to go to [...]
It is not a good idea to try to quiet the voice of your conscience by repeating the popular saying, “If you are only honest, that is all that matters.” We will illustrate this concept by relating a story of two young boys, Jack and David, who lived a long time ago. The two boys [...]
On the first day of creation, we read in the Bible, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there [...]
The alarm clock rang; it was four o’clock in the morning of July 31. The excitement hit me as I hopped out of the warm bed and got dressed. Finally, I would fulfill my long–cherished dream of visiting Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. It was the first stop of our four week [...]
Our bodies are built up from the vitamins in the food we eat. In general, most vitamins, minerals and other nutrients can be obtained from food. But you may ask yourself: What is healthy food? When should we eat? How much should we eat? Where should we eat? Why should we eat? When we have [...]
God’s ways are mysterious. Sometimes He works in completely unexpected ways. Sometimes He may ask something of us that makes no sense to our human way of thinking. Or then He chooses people to work for Him, whom others would never have suspected could do a great work for Him. He sometimes passes by the [...]
"The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” 1 Peter 4:7 “Do you believe that the end of all things is at hand, that the scenes of this earth’s history are fast closing? If so, show your faith by your works. A man will show all the [...]
Many accidents take place on the highways every day. Often the driver involved in the accident says, “I did not see the other car until it was too late,” or “I did not see the person or child until they were just before me, and I could not stop in time.” Or, the driver may [...]