Photo: Kylon and Te You know the song, “A Whole New World,” from Disney’s Aladdin?
Unexpected Tears
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Photo: Jana Kubrock “Don’t touch anything without your gloves on!” shouted our trip leader. A group of us inhaled one last deep breath of fresh air before entering another moldy home. Dinner time was approaching, my energy was vanishing, and the last thing I wanted to do was haul out loads of grungy items
It’s All About the Heart
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Photo: Chad McDermott Paquito Vazquez was 35 when the American doctors came. A leading businessman in his mountain village, he hosted the missionary team and guided many patients their way
Bloom Where You Are
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mindy Manuel At three months of age, I was already a missionary. My family lived in the bush in Nigeria
God Whispered My Name
March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ron Williams Asleep in my California seaside apartment, I suddenly heard my name, “Ron,” in a clear, distinct whisper. Immediately I awoke and checked the small apartment and balcony, but there was no one there. This experience was repeated again during my one-year extended business assignment in California, and then again when I was sent to Paris, France, for another extended assignment
Time to Think
March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Photo: Liesl Cole Have you ever been sick? Swine flu, pneumonia, strep throat, mono, ear infections you name it. There are any number of diseases that can readily affect a teenager these days.
Losing Control
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Photo: Alexandra Buell I recently lost my mother to cancer, and since then I feel the most comfortable when I rely solely on myself to control my life. All through winter and spring quarters of my junior year in college I tried to nail down my summer plans
