There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children - Kailash Satyarthi, founder of GoodWeave Imagine what it would be like if your son or daughter was forced into child labor. On the Voices of America (VOA) site I saw a photo of five year old Pakisthani girl named Naginah Sadiq. She …
Real Life Hero
Does God still communicate with us through dreams? Yes, He does! Nitya Balji dreamed of a shack by the sewer and when he moved into a slum in South Asia, he recognized it as the one in his dream. God had shown him the place He called him to serve in. Nitya settled into the …
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliza Mahoney She made history as the first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Her parents, originally from North Carolina, were freed slaves. They moved north before the Civil War, where they would face less discrimination. Mary …
Mother’s Day Gift
Mother's Day is very special for me. I love getting cards from my four year old. I enjoy going to the annual Mother's Day tea party held at his daycare because I get to see him interact with other kids and I get to chat with his teachers but most of all, I get to spend time …
Homeless Beauty Contestant
On Friday night I read the touching and inspiring story of Miss Colorado USA Blair Griffith. Blair and her mother were evicted from their home last November, just a month after she received her crown. This was the latest of the misfortunes the 23 year old has had to deal with. In an interview with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira, …
God’s Word is Sure
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry (Habbabuk 2:3). We can trust God’s word. No matter how long it may take, in His good time, it …
Notes to Women 