Spiritual

Lesson 1   *September 26–October 2 Education in the Garden of Eden   SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week’s Study: Gen. 2:7–23; Gen 3:1–6; 2 Pet. 1:3–11; 2 Pet. 2:1–17; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24. Memory Text: “Behold, God is exalted by His power; who …

Free at Last 13th SABBATH: GUINEA | Sept. 26 Maria, 29 Mother took matters into her own hands after failing to convince her daughter Maria to renounce Christ. Mother slipped …

Murderous Mother GUINEA | September 19 Maria, 29 Mother was furious when she learned from cousin Hamadou that her daughter Maria had a Bible. Mother had raised Maria in a …

Illiterate but Able to Read GUINEA | September 12 Maria, 29 Maria wasn’t a Christian, but she kept dreaming about Jesus. She sacrificed a cow in hope that the dreams …

Odd Dreams and a Girl GUINEA | September 5 Maria, 29 Since the age of 2, Maria had accompanied her mother to the witchdoctor to obtain a blessing for the …

Crawling Like a Baby GUINEA | August 29 Oumou Toure, 55 Oumou Toure fell terribly ill after her husband died. Her knees swelled up, and she suffered serious pain. She …

Fasting for a Family GUINEA | August 22 Tranqulle Fassinadouno, 34 The house gate was open, so I walked right into the yard. A man and woman were chatting on …

Prayer and Persecution GUINEA | August 15 Maimouna Bangoura, 29 When the Seventh-day Adventist showed up, my husband and I spoke with him for a few minutes on the front …

Sweet, Gentle Voice GABON | August 8 Jean Obame-Efayong, 58 Jealousy changed the life of police officer Jean Obame-Efayong. Every night, his wife, Rosette, came home late in Libreville, capital …

Betting on Horses GABON | August 1 Christophe Minsta Mi-Owono, 44 Horseracing caught Christophe’s fancy when he was 27. Christophe’s father, a math teacher, had become infatuated with betting on …

Prayer Saves Marriage GABON | July 25 Angelique Abeme, 45 Angelique Abeme fell in love with Peter when she was 15. He was 20. The couple moved in together and …

Long Road Back Home LIBERIA | July 18 Alphanso Peter Juah, 48 At the age of 19, Alphanso Peter Juah fled civil war in Liberia by boarding a train and …