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 […]

A painting and poem from Ro Niyamot Ullah, a person from Myanmar living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. NO WINGS, ONLY WAR The world remains silent, watching without stopping it. Some even support the weapons that Israel uses to kill children, old men, women, and even reporters. The world should protect the innocent, but […]

PRAYER NEEDED Thanks to my frequent readings of posts on LinkedIn, I continue learning a lot about what is happening in the world, trying to send words of encouragement, and developing friendships in many different parts of the world. There is one person I’ve been talking to who I would like to spend more time […]

HOW DO THEY HELP? Religious faith is vitally important to people experiencing emotional and mental struggles. Although medication and professional counseling are helpful, Living Room addressed the spiritual aspects of member’s needs. The new Open Door groups for people of all faith traditions will do the same. I have practiced such spiritual mental health support […]

VOLUNTEER PREVIEWERS NEEDED FOR 11,500 WORD MANUSCRIPT marja@marjabergen.com SPIRITUAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS As I put together this study guide to describe Living Room’s Open Door groups,  giving spiritual mental health support, I knew that I would be talking to readers from many different backgrounds—culturally and spiritually. They would include people working in the mental […]

GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – Some of us may remember times when we felt like this little child, finding comfort in the loving arms of her mother. It was a place of safety and security—protection from what we saw to be a world of animosity. A world where love seemed to have been abandoned. It’s true […]