Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted – Psalm 25:16, NASB At some point in our lives, we may have experienced loneliness. I experienced after losing both my parents and my son within months of each other in 2019. Although I had loved ones and friends who sent… Read More Loneliness
Two years ago, I read an article on seniors and how an alarming of them go an entire week without talking to anyone. Can you imagine going for days with little or no human interaction? How sad for these seniors who were once caregivers–parents who took care of their children, providing for them. When my… Read More Loneliness and Seniors
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
They lay there on the private beach wrapped in each others’ arms, their clothes strewn helter-skelter on the sand. Sunlight gleamed on their naked bodies. This wasn’t something she ever imagined herself doing, an introvert and circumspect older woman frolicking with a younger man in the open. Was it loneliness or the desire to love… Read More Weekend Writing Prompt #91
Tens of thousands of people in the world suffer from leprosy, a bacterial infection which affects the skin and destroys nerves. Since the disease affects the nervous system, the affected areas become numb. People suffering from leprosy cannot feel pain and can easily hurt or injure themselves. These injuries can become infected and result in tissue… Read More World Leprosy Day
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake – Luke 21:12 Pastor Samuel was arrested under false charges and imprisoned for eight years. He was not able to… Read More Persecuted Church
Did you know that 40% of India’s population of 1 billion is under the age of 18? I read in a New York Times Editorial that by 2020, India will be the youngest country in the world. What would life be like then for them? Worse than it is now? According to India Today, surveys show that more and… Read More Asia’s Youth Need Your Prayers
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