In high school, I had a classmate who was always unkempt and seemed to be a timid, weird recluse. That was the general notion held by a majority of the class, and my interactions with him were at best
The Bible has many descriptive names for Jesus. Emmanuel (Immanuel) touches my heart more than any other. God with us. God came to live among His creations. “The Word became flesh and dwelt
The first time my mom and I drove to the Belize-Mexican border, we parked on the Belize side and hired a taxi to take us across to Chetumal. The driver took us to the immigration building at the “old
Impatiently waiting in her hospital room to be discharged after her surgery, the young woman heard beautiful singing coming from the building next door. Church, she said to herself. The IV needle
It is a principle that's repeated often at LifeNet Church: “Church doesn't just happen on Sundays. We are the church.” I was able to experience just what that means shortly after I relocated to
We got a new, larger mop bucket the other day, so I decided to clean up the old one and give it to someone who could use it. As I scrubbed away the lime stains with dish soap and baking soda,
It was early morning when I entered the Police Station, the hour for the changeover of shifts. I immediately became annoyed because it sounded like a fish market. People were walking back
I had carefully selected the pink lace accent, white lace, and pink satin for the Kaftan gown my daughter and I made for me to wear to a friend’s 70th birthday celebration I would be attending. The
Our Writing Team had a meet-up at church where, fueled by coffee, tea, and dessert, we spent two hours hanging out and writing. As soon as he arrived, one writer mentioned that he would need to
Although in Belize we don’t have fall and winter, these days as I go to and from work I see definite signs that the season is changing. As December approaches, the weather is cooler in the mornings
I threw myself wholeheartedly into plans to go to Africa. Our baby girl was born, and when she was four months old, the church where we were serving released us to spend part of our time to begin
“So, are you going to be a missionary in Africa someday?” my friend asked me one day in the bathroom of our high school. I was 17 years old, and I was that Christian girl—the one who carried her
Being only a year and a quarter apart, my sister Julie and I have many friends and acquaintances in common. A few years ago, we visited Dangriga where we lived as children and young adults. We were
I have a neighbour who checks on me regularly to make sure I’m doing okay. She has become a mother to me and my children. She always gives gifts for our birthdays; she checks in when we are
Climbing was a skill I developed naturally as a child. We had a lot of trees in our family compound, including mango, paw-paw, sour-sop, guava, cashew, avocado, and coconut. We also had a garden
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