She lived on the streets. But she did not need an orphanage. She needed a home. She did not need a shared bed in a suffocatingly hot dorm room, with rats running the rafters over her head. She needed a …
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Reflecting on 2018 ā52 Weeks of Stillnessā
In many ways, the year has flown by, and in others, it seemed quite long. Can anyone else relate? I focused on āStillnessā this year, and it was a year of quiet, healing, introspection, reading, study, and rest. (Except when …
Why Not?
I read recently that November is Defend the Orphan month. The Bible is very clear that we are always to defend the fatherless. So what exactly does the word ādefendā mean? The 1828 dictionary defines it this way: āTo drive …
My Lost Boys of Honduras
In a Neverland of misty mountains, cloud forests, and a thousand shades of green, there is a subculture of boys who will never grow up. Boys who will never see more than a glimpse of childhood, yet will never understand …
A Mango for Mother’s Day
We drive through town, dodging stray dogs and fruit carts on this hot Motherās Day. A fragrant pink rose bounces in the sunshine of the dashboard. We stop at a restaurant and park in the shade of a tall mango …
Two A. M.
The sudden silence of the fan wakes me up. A well-worn phrase runs through my still-asleep braināāPowerās out.ā A rooster crows. I check the clock. Two a.m. Roosters canāt tell time here. The heat grows heavy without the circulation of …
Night Songs
{This is a repost of a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook Page} Psalm 77 āI cried unto God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran …
Two Books On Best-Practice Orphan Care that Every Christian Should Read
They say you should write about what youāre passionate about. But honestly, this is a subject that I am so passionate about and gets me so worked up, that I just canāt write about it. At least not right now. …
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Dwelling Place
“In all lands the pilgrim is equally a pilgrim and a stranger; and yet in every region the Lord is his dwelling place…” C. H. Spurgeon/Faith’s Checkbook
Hush, This Isnāt Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each otherāuncannily similar to my neighborās roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
