Photo by Mohammed Salim Khan HOPE LIVES ON “. . . The Rohingya people continue their daily lives with resilience. Children play on dusty paths, families gather near makeshift shelters, and hope lives on in every step they take. This is not just survival—this is strength.” – MD Jamal “So do not fear, for I […]
Read More...INSPIRATION FOR ROHINGYA TODAY We can learn much from leaders in world history—things that will help us learn how we can be successful leaders in our world today. Important to us as Rohingya is the story about apartheid, a form of discrimination present in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. What could we learn from […]
Read More...ROHINGYA ARE NOT MADE TO BE VICTIMS At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of […]
Read More...A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE Part 4 of my story I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 I will now continue my story–a story that I hope will inspire you to know that it’s possible to build a confident life, despite struggles. We left off at the story about my […]
Read More...Part 3 of my story But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care […]
Read More...GROWING Written in my blog, in November 2009: My moods continue to go up and down. And when I feel ok, it’s as though I’m walking a tightrope, trying to maintain my balance so I don’t fall one way or another. Amazing how many symptoms there are to watch out for. And each time one […]
Read More...What can happen when we – through Jesus – bring healing to people living with mental health challenges? Along with us, they will grow in faith. They will gain hope for a better future. They will be more confident, feeling better about themselves.. They will have the courage to try new things – to grow. […]
Read More...Has the story of Moses ever reminded you of yourself? Have you ever said, “Who am I Lord?” Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh . . . ?” (Exodus 3:11) . . . ” . . . I am slow of speech and tongue.” The […]
Read More...HISTORY BOOK PROMOTES CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM Author Marja Bergen had many reasons for writing her recently-released book, Justice for All. The primary reason was to instill confidence in those who need encouragement to be all they can be—those who want a more meaningful life. The book looks at the stories of twelve of history’s […]
Read More...HOPE FOR A LIFE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS Over the last few days my mind went back to Riding the Roller Coaster, a book I had published by Woodlake Publishers in 1999. It wasn’t hard for me to find a publisher at the time because it was one of the first books written by a person […]
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