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The Mother of God Appears to Vietnamese Woman in Coma, who then Converts to Orthodoxy

September 4, 2017 By Fr. John 6 Comments

Fr. George Maximov, a Moscow priest who often serves on missionary trips throughout Asia, has posted on his Facebook page the words of a Vietnamese woman who converted to Orthodoxy after the Mother of God appeared to her. The woman, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, a former Buddhist living and working in V?ng Tàu, Vietnam, was […]

Filed Under: Buddhists, Latest Stories Tagged With: Buddhist, coma, convert, Mother of God, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, theotokos

Missionary Logic: Too Little, Too Late

December 16, 2013 By Fr. John 14 Comments

by Fr. Barnabas Powell “Jack” was a missionary to Ethiopia providing free education, but his subtler task was to convert the locals from the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church to his modern form of American Christianity. There was just one problem. He found himself drawn to the beauty of the faith that the apostles brought to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Latest Stories Tagged With: Fr. Barnabas Powell, missionary, theotokos

Convert From Protestantism Embraces The Theotokos

January 23, 2011 By Fr. John 1 Comment

The following inspirational testimonial was written by a friend of John Sanidopoulos, the author of the Mystagogy blog (one of our all time favorites). This friend recently converted to Orthodoxy from Protestantism, and is featured here in the hopes of inspiring all to embrace the Theotokos, with or without hesitation. I was raised Southern Baptist […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mainline Protestants Tagged With: convert, Incarnate, orthodox, protestant, theotokos, Trinity, Word

 



 

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