Right from the start in Twin Reflections: International Singers Reflect on God’s Providential Care, authors Janice and Faye Rostvit admit, “The two of us never intended to become singers, but God had HIS plan.” And what a plan it was! The identical twins started singing with their older sisters, Laura Jean and Sharon, when they were just teenagers. Known as the Rostvit Sisters Quartet, the girls traveled around the country from 1963 to 1966, entertaining people with their beautiful voices. When the oldest girls got married, though, it looked like the end of their singing days. However, God had other ideas for the Rostvit Twins. While attending Bible College, they got their first offer to accompany missionaries to Africa. Soon, the girls were training for a cross-cultural singing ministry that would define the rest of their lives.

            What makes Twin Reflections so fascinating is how God accompanied the Rostvits on their travels every step of the way. Whenever the twins ran low on money, a check for the exact amount they needed would mysteriously appear. If their visas were late in arriving, somehow they’d always get there in time for their departure. When their voices gave out or they became ill, they would receive miraculous healing after prayer. If they arrived in a strange land and their ride wasn’t there to pick them up, they somehow always found a safe haven. And, often, the twins discovered that there was an important reason why they were delayed or prevented from performing. They’d meet up with someone who greatly needed to know about God’s grace, and Janice and Faye were able to share what God had done in their lives and those they’d met. The twins traveled the world sharing this Good News with everyone they encountered, often through songs they’d learned in the native language.

            As twins, Janice and Faye often influenced more than people’s religious beliefs. In Papua New Guinea, having multiples was seen as a bad omen. As one old woman expressed to another who was seemingly pregnant with multiples, “Only dogs and pigs should have litters.” But when the women there saw the Rostvit Twins singing and praising God, they realized that neither were evil spirits, as they’d been taught about twins. As people began to change their beliefs, mothers and their twin babies were no longer ostracized or encouraged to separate their children.