“What’s the matter, Honey?” Dushan asked Chioma. “Remember how I told you that I really wanted that assignment on the latest Taliban restrictions on Afghan women?” “Yes.” “Well, Lydia decided to send Josh, one of our male reporters instead.” “Did she tell you why she decided to send him instead of you?” “She said that… Read More Taliban Restrictions & Assignments
And I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety – Isaiah 46:4, ERV How comforting and encouraging it is to know that God will still carry us when we are old. No matter… Read More God Will Carry You
When you are afraid, run to the Lord who is your stronghold, your Fortress and place of safety. He will cover you with His wings and keep you safe. Your fears may overwhelm you but they will never overwhelm Him.
I love The Lord Because…”I love the Lord because he hears and answers my prayers. Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I have breath! How kind the Lord is! How good he is!So merciful, this God of ours! The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death,… Read More I Love the Lord Because…
I’m an only child. I was 12 years old when my mother died. My father was devastated. A Catholic priest told him that I would be better off living in an Italian orphanage where I would have a good Christian education. The father believed him because he was a priest. He was a missionary sent… Read More Makena’s Story
Many of us have more than one flushing toilets in our homes. We have access to proper sanitation facilities. When we use public washrooms, we can lock the doors of the stalls we use and when we’re done, we have running water and soap to wash our hands. Sadly, this is not the case for… Read More Pit Toilets: Death Traps?
Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons – Author Unknown Remember when you were a child how you used to blow bubbles and your face lit up with excitement when you got really big ones? Oh, the simple things in life that children enjoy. If only they could remain in their little world… Read More Keeping Them Safe
April 7 is World Health Day and the topic for this year is Food Safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) is working on a campaign to ensure global food safety. Their campaign will begin in April. You can help them by sharing the following video with your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. It’s a fun… Read More WHO: Five keys to safer food
Earlier this month when I was reading about African American women who made a difference so that I could feature them in the special issue of Notes to Women newsletter, one name kept popping up–Eleanor Roosevelt. I promised myself that I would do a little writeup on her. And here we are. “Where, after all,… Read More Eleanor Roosevelt
Just recently I was thinking about this nursery rhyme: Early to bed, Early to rise. Makes a man, Wealthy and Wise. I guess I was thinking about it because I have a very bad habit of going to bed late at night and struggling to get up early in the morning. Sometimes I feel as… Read More Beauty Rest
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