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
It was seven-thirty in the morning and Dushan was in his bedroom, trying to read his father’s Jewish prayer book before he went to the office but, he couldn’t concentrate. He was thinking about the conversation he had yesterday with Chioma. They were at her flat and had just finished having lunch. When they were… Read More Dushan’s Decision
My name is Mingmei and I’m in desperate need of your prayers. My son’s school is teaching him and other children to hate God and to distrust their Christian parents. Before he started school, I told my son about God’s creation and he believed it. But after being taught at school, he is a… Read More Mingmei’s Plea
The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit – Ellen G. White, Brainy Quote Ellen G. White born Ellen Harmon was born and raised in a Christian home. Her father was a Methodist. When her family accepted William Miller teachings regarding the imminent return of the Lord, they… Read More Ellen G. White
It has been five years since my father died. My mother had passed away ten years ago. My father who was a kind and hardworking man, raised my younger sister, Ju and me. Life was hard for us, especially since we were Christians. My father was the reason why I left China for good. It… Read More Why I Left China
It had been several weeks since Father Desjardins left. She missed him very much, especially their talks about the Bible and religion in general. There were times when she walked through the fields, half expecting to see him or him sitting down at the picnic table at the back of her grandmother’s house. She went… Read More Ede Meets Hank
My wife, Althea and I decided that we would move to Athens because we love the city. We’ve visited it many times and we decided that we would leave England this year. As EU citizens, it is relatively easy for us to move there. We arrived a week ago to find a place to live.… Read More Athens and Areopagus Hill
“What comes to mind when I say, moon scraped knuckles and knocking knees?” Mats shook his head. “Nothing off the bat. Is it the name of a song, a poem, a movie?” “It’s a name I’m thinking of giving my blog.” “You have a blog?” “Not yet but I’m thinking of creating one on WordPress.”… Read More Abi’s Interest in Blogging
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Week in Canada. There is so much stigma attached to mental health that people who are struggling with it suffer in silence because they don’t know how others will react. Mental Health affects all of us and we need to have an environment which will offer support and… Read More Get Real About How You Feel
“To cut off the sensitive sexual organ of a girl is directly against the honesty of nature, a distortion to her womanhood, and an abuse of her fundamental human right”– Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere When you hear about female genital mutilation (FGM), you automatically think of Africa where more than 125 million girls and women alive… Read More FGM in America
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