Tag: hope
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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: SHIFTING THE FOCUS
“One more flight to go! We’re almost there.” “Just an eight-hour drive and we’ll be there soon!” There was a mix of emotions in our hearts. We were exhausted from the long trip. We were anxious to arrive to our destination. The heat was overwhelming. But we kept repeating to ourselves: “Choose joy”. And honestly,…
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IS IT A CHOICE?
“You have 10 days…” Just 10 days to figure out such a huge and complicated issue. Prior to this conversation, God had been speaking to us very clearly about the fruits of the Spirit. We had shared with the kids in the children’s home about love and how they could show love to others. But…
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COULD HAVE BEEN QUEEN
“Did you say twenty?! Are sure that you counted right??” “Yes, darling, you heard right. I did say twenty bars of gold.” I could feel my eyes popping out as our family friend shared her story with us. Mary said that while her eight children were still small, she found a job as a nanny…
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I CAN’T ANYMORE
She sounded so frustrated, so tired of trying, so depressed, and so defeated. I felt numb as all of her words, just—settled in. My heart went out to her. I wished that I could wrap my arms around her and just hold her. I sat there in shock as tears pricked my eyes. This couldn’t…
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ON THE THRESHING FLOOR
“Go up, raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” ~2 Samuel 24:18 (ESV) In this chapter, we see David call for a census. Joab, commander of David’s army, went out and did as the king commanded. But in his heart he knew, something did not feel right. If…
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I DO
“No, no that can’t be true…” “I just don’t believe it!” “Wait…could it be true??” There has always been a conflict within me. And I’m sure that I’m not the only one. I always questioned the fact that I’m beautiful before God’s eyes. I was always doubting that I had a special place in God’s…
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EVEN IF I DON’T UNDERSTAND…
“You have no idea how happy I feel! Now I can go to sleep knowing that I had the chance to talk to you, son.” These were the last words I heard him say over the phone. It didn’t make sense to me how or why did my grandpa sound so excited, I mean over-the-moon-type…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES 