A strange thing happened to me last week. I had just come out of the drugstore and gotten into my car when the door suddenly opened and a woman got into the backseat. I swung around and was about to tell her that my yellow car wasn't a taxi and ask her to leave when …
Elijah Flees
After the showdown and his victory on Mount Carmel, the prophet Elijah fled for his life after receiving a threat from Jezebel, vowing, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time." Her husband, king …
Rehema’s Story
Getty's Image 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, …
Our Refuge and Shelter
Thankful…For What?
Getty Image It's Thanksgiving. What do I got to be thankful for? Another year of abuse from a man who's no good? Should I be thankful that I lost another baby cause he knocked me about and that child going to see its father beat its mother like other kids do? Should I be thankful …
Spousal Abuse
“When it comes to abuse, you believe there’s no way out. There is always help. There is always a way out.” ― Rev. Donna Mulvey It’s hard to believe that Christian women are in abusive marriages but it is true. “Bible verses are often used to justify domestic abuse, such as those that refer to male …
Lost Sheep
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost - Luke 15:5 Christ Holding a lamb. When watching the The Chronological Gospel Movie about JESUS, I was struck by the story of the shepherd who went searching for his lost sheep. He was an older man, probably in his fifties or sixties and fit. He …
Never Abandoned
The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O Lord have never abandoned anyone who searches for You (Psalm 9:9, 10) Whenever I am in trouble the first One I run to is the Lord. In Him I find …
No More Sunsets Here
I stood there, watching the sunset. You used to stand here right beside me. This was our favorite place. We used to hold hands and watch the sun hang in the sky on its slow descent. It was so romantic. I thought we were head over heels in love and that we would spend the …
From Enemy to Friend
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:20, 21 I'm looking at a photo of Jenn which was taken last summer. …
Notes to Women 