Biographies

Branislav Jaksic almost didn’t make it into this world, and when he did arrive, his alcoholic father disowned him and his uncle said he was “ugly.” Born in communist Yugoslavia in 1938, Branislav had a rough start in life. But life...

The most important legacy a person can leave behind is reflected in the lives they touch for Christ during their lifetime. After serving the Seventh-day Adventist Church for more than 100 years in different capacities, the Wilson family has left quite a...

The most important legacy a person can leave behind is reflected in the lives they touch for Christ during their lifetime. After serving the Seventh-day Adventist Church for more than 100 years in different capacities, the Wilson family has left quite a...

Their home environment was anything but ideal. Anna and Krista grew up with a helpless, detached mother and an angry, verbally abusive father. Anna walked around on eggshells, nervously waiting for her father to explode in a fit of rage. Krista, too,...

A young girl dreams at the seaside in communist Romania and slowly discovers that, like the sand, sun, and sea, life is complex and paradoxical—it is both ugly and beautiful, harsh and merciful, absurd and meaningful, ominous and promising. Though...

Hide-chan entered a world of turmoil when he was born in Japan in 1944. World War II was in full swing, but that would not be the event that would rock his little world. The death of his father soon after his birth impacted his life more so than the war...

Ned Naggyah went from being in a street gang and not caring about life to becoming a devout Hindu who hated Christians to giving his heart to Jesus and joining the Seventh-day Adventist Church! Sounds extreme, right? Not for a God who loves to meet us...

From druggie to prison ministries volunteer, Curtis spent his teenager and young adult years partying and strung out on drugs and alcohol. It wasn’t until he was faced with a potential prison sentence that Curtis stopped and thought about a higher...

From druggie to prison ministries volunteer, Curtis spent his teenager and young adult years partying and strung out on drugs and alcohol. It wasn’t until he was faced with a potential prison sentence that Curtis stopped and thought about a higher...

"As Daddy whirled and dashed to the front of the building, he saw an Oregon State Police car pulling up to the entrance. By the time Daddy got outside, that dark blue car was gone. Mother, who had been sitting right there in the truck, looked at Daddy in...

Patti sat there pleading for God's protection. Was this the way the boat felt out on the Sea of Galilee when the disciples were so afraid? She tried to picture Jesus right beside her on a plane that felt like it was out of control. Patti watched the...

"Please Mother, write what happened when you and Dad were in Canada. Write it all out so I can have it." And so this book was born—made as a gift to our daughter. I felt I remembered every word—every detail because the summer of '53 had...