by Stasia | Bible Study, Blog, Devotional, Faith, Missions
Dare to Believe in God’s Power in All Circumstances A few years ago I found myself sharing some amazing and personal stories of faith and miracles to a group of women in a poverty stricken area of Mexico. As their children played around their feet, I endeavored...
by Stasia | Blog, Devotional, Missions
The emotional and physical exhaustion was too much to bear. With a heavy head and arms hanging lifeless at my sides, I finally yielded and let my eyes close. For a brief moment there was dark nothingness. It felt so good. It was a glorious peace. Then as if...
by Stasia | Blog, Devotional, Finances, Missions
I always knew I was of noble birth. I had imagined that someday a finely dressed courier would come with a gilded letter on a silver tray and herald my royal ancestry to the world. It just had to be so. There were many reasons why I knew this to be true, not...
by Stasia | Blog, Faith, Finances, Friends, Missions
There was a dear woman who lived near me in the barrios of Mexico. She was very poor and cared for several of her grand-children all by herself. She was so sweet, and had an amazing smile. About once a week some of the children would come to the gate looking for...
by Stasia | Blog, Family, Missions
John & Stasia Nielsen are career missionaries who have served the Lord on four continents since they were married in 1984. In the late 80′s, John served as an associate pastor for the English speaking Chinese congregation at Kowloon Tong Alliance Church in Hong...
by Stasia | Blog, Missions
During the summer of 1982, we visited an orphanage in Baja. There were children running around everywhere. I loved playing with them but I wanted to cuddle the babies. After spending a few minutes of playing tag and pushing some of the children on the swings, I sought...
