Read the November/December 2026 Visitor:
- Feature: Wonders of His Love
- Editorial: The Who's Who of Christmas
- A Place for Kids to Belong
- Christmas is Coming
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This Month's Issue
If Christians believe in the miracle of God’s Son—who came to earth in human form—why is it hard to believe that miraculous stories can still happen in our everyday lives?
Story by Tompaul Wheeler
Tim Bailey stood under an muddy river, feeling every bit of the sunny day’s nearly 100-degree heat. It had been a long, intense evangelistic series in India and, as Bailey led out in baptisms, he was exhausted. With nearly 1,500 names to read, 1,500 Bibles to gift and 1,500 certificates to sign, it was easy to neglect the animated woman who was tapping on his arm.
Story by Tompaul Wheeler
Dana Audain, a member of the Sligo church, found God moving through people at a moment of crisis.
About to graduate with a degree in elementary education, Audain had a teaching job lined up. Then one day, on a break while subbing at another school, she called for employment confirmation for an apartment rental. She learned the school that had hired her was suddenly closing.
“I totally freaked out,” Audain says. When the principal of the school she was at that day saw her, she asked, “Are you okay?”
Patrice Jenkins, a member of the Bethuel church in Dover, Del., who taught for more than 20 years in Seventh-day Adventist schools and is now a curriculum specialist, has released, A Place for Me: An Adventures of Miss Reese Story.
The book tells the story of Jordan, a child navigating a hard first day at a new school.
Christmas offers one of the easiest times of the year to connect with our community, as people are more open to attendng church and events.
Tamyra Horst, Women’s Ministries director of the Pennsylvania Conference, encourages you to host fun, easy events at your church or home—events that offer friendship and connection, instead of a “program.
Whether it be a craft night, a Christmas tea party, a DIY gift night, a Christmas wrapping party, or a recipe swap and tasting, she encourages the hosts to combine a fun activity with a service project that gives back to those in need.
She advises asking these five questions before planning an event: