The blessing of eating, the power of feeding
“I’m starving to death!” It’s 11:30 a.m., and I’m leaning over the side of my cubicle to complain to a co-worker. It’s been three hours since I’ve eaten breakfast, and I’m already anticipating lunch. I whine as if I’m powerless to stop my stomach from growling. But in...
Will you be an answer to someone’s prayers?
There’s nothing quite like getting a surprise package in the mail from people who love you. I was in the midst of a two-year term living overseas, and I was struggling. Out of nowhere my life had become very hard. Health issues, relational issues, spiritual issues —...
Bicycles, boats, and boda bodas
The old, wooden boat slid its way through the waters of Lake Kivu. The boat’s passengers steered the vessel, laden with heavy boxes of food, toward Ishwa Island in Rwanda. They could see the shoreline, which could only be reached by boat, in the distance — full of...
Zimbabwe: ‘We cry for help’
“Just when we thought our country was on its way to better days, disaster struck and yet again we cry for help,” our Zimbabwe partner told us Wednesday morning. “The worst natural disaster in decades hit an unprepared and struggling nation.” In fact, Cyclone...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.