Rehema sat there on the floor with her knees drawn and her hands clasped around them, staring straight ahead of her. It had been weeks since Trishan visited her and she told him about her past. She would never forget the expression on his face when she finished her story and just before he said …
Leeks
“We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic" - Numbers 11:5 Getty Image Among the things which the children of Israel missed eating when they were in Egypt were leeks. What are leeks and what are the benefits of eating them? Leeks are …
Afiya’s Story
I'm a Somalian student who met and fell in love with an older Lebanese man. I met him through a mutual friend during Ramadan. I was immediately attracted to him and I could tell that he was attracted to me too but the friend who introduced us warned me not to get my hopes up. …
He Lifts Up My Head
Image by © Monalyn Gracia/Corbis Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah (Psalm 3:3, 4, NKJV) There are …
Patience
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing - James 1:4 I was looking over some notes I had taken on one of Dr. Charles Stanley's sermons on patience. This sermon was preached at the time when God was working with me to help me to be …
Dawn’s Story
I recently found out that my husband of 20 years has been having an affair with one of his students. I found out when he told me on day that he had been fired from his teaching position at the university where he had taught for 23 years. The girl, an African exchange student, was …
Walls and Fences
“How long are you going to keep those walls and fences up, Carly? When are you going to let yourself love and be loved again?” I wanted to reach up and touch his face and tell him that I was afraid of getting hurt again. I had allowed myself to love and in return all …
The Christian Walk
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand' - Isaiah 41:10 For most of us, our Christian walk is inchoate made up of baby steps as we shed the habits …
International Day of the Girl
On my twelfth birthday, I sat on the cold ground in a corner of a dark room with my knees drawn up to my chin and my arms wrapped around them as the tears rolled down my dirty cheeks. I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to sleep because I was afraid that he would come back and hurt …
Daya’s Timeline
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up - Psalm 27:10 Daya was like an orphan even though her parents were not dead. They abandoned her and if it weren't for her grandmother, she would have been completely alone. Family life was terrible for her. Her father beat …
Notes to Women 