Don't tell Dr. Steve Meyer that miracles are few and far between these days.

"God has a plan for everybody's life," he said. "Miracles still happen every day, and I'm a walking, living example of that."

The Hartley native returned home last Friday to address a gathering of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where he was baptized. Meyer gave a message of hope focused on his missionary work in Tanzania, which has cemented his Christian faith and emboldened him to spread the gospel.

According to Meyer, surrendering himself to God has allowed him to be a part of...