On the cover: As he went from living in a mud hut in Africa to playing professional basketball in Portugal, Olivio Gomes Manuel always thought he was being prepared for something. He met that “something” in the form of two missionaries. See “Olivio Gomes Manuel: The Secret of His Success,” page 34. Photography by Lisa A. Johnson.
Back cover: Born in Africa, Olivio Gomes Manuel survived poverty, civil war, and famine to become a professional basketball player. Then he met two missionaries. See “Olivio Gomes Manuel: The Secret of His Success,” page 34.
Inside back cover: Motherhood, by Nancy Seamons Crookston