Weeks had passed and by now his hair had grown back at the sides. It was early Saturday morning. He hadn’t slept well and after tossing and turning, he decided to get up. The sun had just risen. He shaved and took a long shower before fixing himself breakfast. After he ate, he washed up… Read More Saturday Morning
It was half-past five and Aunt Savitri was in the living-room, relaxing and watching television. I decided that it was time for me to leave. “I’ll see you on Saturday,” I said. “And again on Sunday at the barbecue.” “Yes, I’ll see you then. Have a good week.” “Thanks, you too.” “Don’t forget to take… Read More Trishan Visits Rehema
I was sitting in my room thinking how lucky I was to be here in London. It seemed like just the other day when my world had turned upside down. I left my home in Kenya when a woman whom I thought was my friend told me about a job at Pathfinder International, a non-profit… Read More Rehema’s Story
“Sangeeta, we need to talk.” “What’s wrong, Bharat?” She studied him closely. He looked extremely upset. And it looked like he had been crying but why? “Has something happened to your parents or Chandan or Aesha?” “No. They are all fine. It’s something else.” She touched his arm. “Tell me what it is.” “I saw… Read More Bharat’s Confession
Her sister, Nisha was dead and she felt nothing. As she stared at the sea her mind traveled back to what happened to her ten years ago. She was 13 at the time. She left her home with Nisha and her husband, thinking that they were going to Delhi but instead, they ended up in… Read More Nisha/Wave #writephoto
Sunday, March 8, 2015 is International Women’s Day. Gospel of Asia Canada is celebrating this day in South Asia by: Giving new saris to widows Encouraging women by sharing stories of women found in the Bible Distributing food and blankets to poor children and families in the slums Visiting women in prison and encouraging prostitutes… Read More International Women’s Day
This evening I received an email update from Dreamcatchers For Abused Children about the death an Indian baby girl named Falak who survived two cardiac arrests and a meningitis infection contracted during treatment. She was admitted to the hospital covered in human bite marks. The Doctors in Delhi said the battered two-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack.… Read More Death of Baby Falak
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