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May 20, 2011
Yelling on the Bus
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I was 19 and in the early stages of pursuing a foreign language. I wanted to be a teacher and chose Spanish as my concentration despite the 11th grade Señora who had been cold and made us take... Read More + |
Mar 18, 2011
The Work of a Storyteller
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I first recognized a particular wordsmithing challenge when I visited one of Nairobi’s slums three-plus years ago. As I sat before my laptop to write about the visit before the city’s unreliable... Read More + |
Feb 24, 2011
5 Unexpected Ways You Can Help Orphans
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We all know they're out there, far across the oceans, or maybe even in our own backyards... Babies, toddlers, teenagers who for whatever reason are alone in this world. Orphans, with no one... Read More + |
Feb 23, 2011
Christina
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The journey by car to Cahul, Moldova, from the capital city of Chisinau is apparently not often attempted in December. But we were scheduled to perform at an orphanage that day, so we loaded the... Read More + |
Feb 11, 2011
Our Adoption Paradox
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Amy and I never planned a large family, and yet our fifth child is due in August. Sometimes I wake up wondering how this happened. Yes, we know. I wish I could add a dollar to our meager... Read More + |
Feb 4, 2011
Random Acts of Poetry: Evoking Orphans
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Victor Hugo had a lot to say about what translates to English as “the miserable ones,” “the wretched poor,” “the victims.” Les Misérables is set in the heat of revolutionary France, where the... Read More + |
Feb 4, 2011
I Delivered My Baby on the Side of the Road
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Editor’s note: Karyn's small business serves women affected by human trafficking, slavery and poverty. As we began this series on orphan care, she conceptualized a way to obtain birthing kits... Read More + |
Jan 28, 2011
Random Acts of Poetry: Mistaken Identity
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I was thirteen the summer a girl mistook me for her father. Canvassing a grey neighborhood with other youth, in our more door-to-door evangelical days, I passed her home on the sidewalk. She... Read More + |
Jan 26, 2011
On Loving the Orphan
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Seth and I sat entwined in our University Student Center, deep in conversation. There was the smell of sausage and the hum of dawn, and we leaned back, like a pull away, outlining what we... Read More + |
Jan 19, 2011
Caring for the Little Ones
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It’s an easy one to overlook—the commands in the Bible to take care of orphans. Most of us know the commands are there, but we're not sure how to follow them or we feel overwhelmed. The more I... Read More + |
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