by Rick Via | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog
“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.” – Psalm 136:1 Several years ago, I read about a poor Christian family living in China. They were rice farmers who owned one ox to help them plow their fields. One day, the father was...
by Rick Via | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog
I just returned from a mission to the country of Zambia. While there, I was aware of following in the footsteps of the great missionary David Livingstone. In 1855, Livingstone discovered the great Zambezi River and waterfall which he named Victoria Falls. It is now...
by Rick Via | May 7, 2016 | Blog
Someone has said that a person can live 40 days without food, 4 days without water, and 4 minutes without air. But a person cannot live 4 seconds without hope. We live in a world crying out for hope. What better time to proclaim the message of hope that we have in...
by Rick Via | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog
A few weeks ago, Jared and I met in Christiansburg, VA at a local restaurant for a weekly Bible study. Before we got up to leave, I left a Bible on the table along with my testimony card (A few years ago, I wrote down my testimony and had it printed on a 6×4...
by Rick Via | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog
I first met Pastor Ling by way of email more than five years ago. In his first correspondence with me, he introduced himself and his ministry. He shared his vision with me to reach his country with the gospel and included several photos of his house church, orphanage,...
