Stories
Personal stories from our partners and gospel leaders.
Betrayal
The steel tools gleam and clatter as I sift through the tray. They are long, mostly – curved like a woman’s body and smooth like a woman’s skin. Except for the ends, which are sharp as a man’s betrayal. My betrayal. The tools are long because they were made to reach...
The Little One
Always, I had wanted a son. To carry my name, to carry my knowledge. Always, I dreamed of this. Until I met her. “It’s a girl,” the midwife said, and I saw my wife’s eyes flicker – a layer of fear on top of her pain and exhaustion. I am ashamed to tell you this. So...
They Came to Him for…
I knew by the look on his face – the long blink, the slight shake of his head – the same look as yesterday. He was angry, though he did not say it. I was only trying to help. They buzzed around Jesus like flies in the market, understanding nothing of his work. He...
Please Pray for Titus
28 days…. That’s about how long June and Brad and I were confined in Liberia, caught up in the Covid epidemic, and it felt like a very long time. But the 28 days I’m thinking of now is much worse. That’s how long it has been since June 24; the day our dear friend,...
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