Last week I was in Mindanao, Philippines and landing at Davao airport where my father was killed. Today is March, 4 and the 9th anniversary of my father’s murder. Our flight was two hours delayed so we were landing at nearly midnight. It is impossible to not think about my Dad when I fly to…
“Facing Terror” by Carrie McDonnall. Thomas Nelson. Nashville, TN. 235 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Facing Terror” was the best book I read in 2011. It is a must-read biography which will warm your heart. I like to read biographies, but this one I had a special connection too. It is the story of…
“Stories from the Front Lines: Power Evangelism in Today’s World”, by Jane Rumph; Chosen Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1996. 272 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Stories from the Front Lines” is an exceptional book as it highlights the move of God in miracles around the world. It is an exciting book to read. There are…
“Overcoming the Powers of Hell” by John Miles and Beatrice Omese. New Wine Ministries, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 2009. 160 pages. Review by Steve Hyde This book drew my attention for two reasons; first I thought it might be about deliverance since the title is “Overcoming the Powers of Hell”. Secondly, the subtitle is…
Merry Christmas everyone! 2011 has been a great year. A very busy one but an amazing one in all what God has done. In 2011 here at Words of Life/ Antioch Institute we trained more than 3,000 leaders in Cambodia, and nearly 3000 in the Philippines, with hundreds of new churches started by these leaders.…
Almost a year ago on Christmas Day, 2010 we had just celebrated a joint Christmas party with all our kids (about 150 kids) from both Imparting Smiles Centers. We had a fantastic fireworks display which I will remember for a lifetime. Then, a little boy came up to me and pulled on my pant leg. …
“Sent To The River that God Forgot” By Jim and Janice Walton, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Wheaton, Illinois: 1995. Review by Steve Hyde This is a story about a couple who left their homes in America to help learn a new language and translate the Bible into the language of a minority tribe (the Muinanes)…
Imparting Smiles has been caring for and educating almost 150 kids for almost a decade. This year we had our first girl graduate high school. Kiang, has been a hard worker and dedicated to finishing school. I promised all our kids that if they graduated from High School I would do everything in my power…
This week I have been teaching on the subject of deliverance at the Ethiopia Kale Heywert School of Missions. It is located in Southern Ethiopia about six long bumpy hours from the capital Addis Ababa. In the first hour after arriving in Ethiopia I saw a picture of a tall man and enquired who he was. …
In the year 360 AD one of the largest churches in the world was built and dedicated to Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. It was called “Hagia Sophia” which means “Holy Wisdom”. From 360 AD until 1453 AD this church remained one of the most significant churches in the world and even more prominent than…