SUPPORT FOR ROHINGYA It is Saturday morning and we are finally in our retirement home. We moved in on Wednesday. It’s wonderful in every way, except that we still have a lot of organizing to do. And on Tuesday, our new sofa will arrive which will make us more comfortable. During all the upheaval I […]

No glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. Ephesians 3:20 (TLB) When I was younger, I used to enjoy lying in the midst of […]

THE BRICK KILN MINISTRY IN PAKISTAN SERVING MODERN DAY SLAVES I connected recently with Neelam who, with her husband Aneer, lead Heirs of Salvation Ministries in Pakistan. I was deeply impressed by the passion of the people she serves as they worship and pray. They are people who work in the brick kilns of Pakistan. […]

In the quiet of the early morning, a Rohingya scholar recites the Holy Quran after Fajr prayer—a peaceful practice shared by many in the community, holding onto faith and tradition amidst hardship. Photo by RBHafizu.   Last week I posted the following devotional on LinkedIn, hoping it would reach some of the Rohingya who are going […]

This picture by photographer Ro Amir Hakim shows what is currently happening as Rohingya refugees are fleeing genocide in Myanmar. Please pray for them. Pray that the world will listen and find a way to help. A SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 56th wedding anniversary. Wes is a self-professed atheist who […]

Photo by Rohingya photographer Ro Arfat Khan at the world’s largest refugee camp. Elderly woman outside her shelter. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – FOR US ALL – I haven’t gotten very far with building Living Room and Open Door faith-based groups for people of all faiths. But I have come to feel that the whole world has become […]

  LIFE  FOR A ROHINGYA REFUGEE – Preparing breakfast for the vulnerable in the mosque during Ramadan. (photo by Rohingya photographer, Abdullah Habib, from the the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh) When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick […]

Creative passion, or creative juices as it’s often referred to, is much like real juice. Sweet and flavorful. It quenches our thirst to make beautiful things—things that would not exist if it weren’t for us being here. I’ve often thought of how God must have felt when he created the earth. When he created us. […]

Elderly Rohingya slicing a fish for his meal. (Photo by Arfat Khan) FEEDING THE WORLD’S HUNGRY – I’ve been talking a lot about hunger lately in the emails to my list—the physical hunger of the Rohingyas and the hunger of Afghani girls to learn. We’ve also talked about the deep desire of individuals who want […]

HE CAME FOR ALL You may see me repeating mailings from the past. Please bear with me and join with me in praying for those who are seeing them for the first time. Pray that they will be well fed spiritually – no matter who their higher power might be. For some, like many of […]