On March 23, 2022, the first school year here in Afghanistan, I was excited about returning and eagerly looked forward to seeing my classmates and teachers again. I along with other students showed up bright and early only to find the doors closed and armed Taliban guards. My heart sank. I couldn’t believe it. I… Read More No Education Leads to Risk of Child Marriage
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
Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God, Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant (Psalm 135:1-3, NKJV) Bless the Lord, o my soul and all that is within, bless His holy name for He… Read More God Has Done Great Things
I used to be a prostitute. And then, one night, I met a Catholic priest who changed my life forever. Father Ramirez didn’t preach at me like most religious people do. Instead, he asked me about myself and what got me into prostitution. He sat and listened as I shared my story and not once… Read More Shaniqua’s Story
Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! – 1 Chronicles 16:29, NKJV What exactly is worship? It is to bow down, prostrate oneself, pay homage, make obeisance and to do reverence before something or someone. We are called to worship the Lord. He… Read More The Meaning of Worship
“Enough of this Note taking nonsense,” Evie said in frustration. “I’m going to do the speech recognition thing that Bill has been bending my ear about. “You can try the one Google has for free,” Linette suggested. “It’s called Google Cloud Speech API. “All right.” “You also have Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition and IBM Speech… Read More A Male Secretary?
“My organization is a mess,” Donna said. “Why do you say that?” her boyfriend, Hector asked her. “It’s overrun with misaligning multitaskers.” “What on earth are Misaligning multitaskers?” “They overworked employees who are constantly multitasking causing them to make mistakes which get them into trouble with their supervisors and other employees. They are fatigued and distracted… Read More Donna’s Initiative
Matt lay there, staring at the two tickets to the Raptors’ game on the bed. A colleague had given them to him because something had come up and he couldn’t go. Whom could he take? Gina was out of the question because she wasn’t a sports fan. He had called Joel but he had already… Read More The Raptors’ Game
My name is Naomi. Like my namesake, I have been tempted to change my name to Mara which means “bitterness”. I have a lot to be bitter about. All of my life I have been bullied and mistreated due to the color of my skin. I have black skin. I’m the darkest in my family. … Read More Naomi’s Story
To passersby, it appeared to be a regular shop but its innocuous façade concealed something far more disreputable. Men lingered at the display of slippers at the front until the owner went out, talked to them and then invited them inside. Once inside, these “customers” were shown into another room where Sue was. Like an… Read More Sue’s Customers
Notes to Women 