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Tentmaker Training Tentmakers – Ruth Siemens, 1925–2005

Tentmaker Training Tentmakers – Ruth Siemens, 1925–2005

Diana Lynn Severance

Lying on the hospital bed after three surgeries and with only one functioning lung, Ruth knew no missionary agency would accept her. It seemed the end of what she thought God had planned for her. Ruth came to a personal faith in Christ and was baptized when she was thirteen. She early became strongly interested in missions by listening to the many missionary speakers at the Mennonite Brethren Church where she grew up as well as reading numerous missionary biographies.

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Staff Profile – Peter

Staff Profile – Peter

Margaret Roberts

Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Peter and I coordinate book cover design and assist marketing through media production.



What is your favourite thing about what you do?

Drinking tea… Oh, and seeing a book go from a digital to physical form!



What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?

I think most Scottish people up here think I am very strange, but its just because I have adopted various things from three different cultures into one person and somehow that’s normal t

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Never Forsaken – Darlene Deibler Rose, 1917–2004

Never Forsaken – Darlene Deibler Rose, 1917–2004

Diana Lynn Severance

At the beginning of World War II, the Christian and Missionary Alliance had 476 missionaries in the field; 252 of those remained overseas during the war. When China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam became closed to missions, 121 Christian and Missionary Alliance men, women, and children were placed in internment camps. Among those was Darlene Deibler, a missionary in the Netherland East Indies.

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Staff Profile – Jonathan

Staff Profile – Jonathan

Margaret Roberts

Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Jonathan Dunbar and I am responsible for Production and Logistics and I try to help a bit with some sales and marketing projects.

What is your favourite thing about what you do?

Seeing a book project develop and the finished book arrive in the office, and then seeing people buy and appreciate the book.

What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?

I’ve learned not to ask, but if someone else wants to answer for me I don’t mind.

What are yo

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World Day of Prayer – 1920

World Day of Prayer – 1920

Diana Lynn Severance

The nineteenth century saw, not only a growth in foreign missions, but also a growth in women’s organizations supporting missions. From cent societies to denominational auxiliaries, women collected funds and supported missions both at home and in foreign lands. The women’s boards were especially concerned with evangelization and Christian nurture of women and children. The women encouraged one another in prayer for the various areas of missions. Individual boards often held special days and weeks o

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Staff Profile – Rosanna

Staff Profile – Rosanna

Margaret Roberts

Hello I’m Rosanna. Who are you? I work in the editorial department. My job is to coordinate the publishing of our adult books, from the moment we sign a contract to the day that we send the manuscript off to the printers. I make sure the books are edited, typeset, proofread and ready on time (hopefully). I also play a role in reviewing some of the submissions, and finding people who would be suitable to endorse our books.

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Phil Johnson on ‘Five Half–Truths’

Phil Johnson on ‘Five Half–Truths’

Phil Johnson

John MacArthur once said, “Half–truth? That’s a lie. I’d rather they call it a half–lie. It’s a lie intended to cover up or mislead.” Spurgeon would have agreed. He wrote, “The whole truth is wholesome. But a part of the truth may mislead, and cause us to make as great errors as if we had believed a falsehood. Half the truth is a lie.”

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Model of Good Works – Althea Brown Edmiston, 1874–1937

Model of Good Works – Althea Brown Edmiston, 1874–1937

Diana Lynn Severance

Althea’s parents, Robert and Mary Brown, were born in slavery, though she was born in freedom in 1874 in Alabama. The Browns were industrious and enterprising, raising ten children on a family farm they purchased in Mississippi. Though not having any formal schooling himself, Robert taught his children to read and encouraged their education. Seven of the children, including Althea, went to college. Althea learned many agricultural techniques working on the family farm. When she was ten she began ca

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