It was the summer of 1956, and I was a seven-year-old living in Toledo, Ohio with my two sisters and my parents. As summer approached, my mother informed me that she had signed me up for the two week girls' session at YMCA Camp Storer in southwest Michigan.
Read More“God, where are you?” Veata managed to utter through sobs. “You said that you would always be here but I don’t feel it. I cannot take this anymore.” At a breaking point, she pleaded with God for a sign.
Read More“I know deep, deep, deep in my heart that the Lord has things for Luke that he’s been promised,” says Kristi Lundgren. “He’s promised us that there’s still healing for Luke. There’s still freedom from that box that he’s in, that place of not being able to communicate…
Read MoreThere was no denying Joel Paulraj and Sridevi “Sri” Kuzhandaivelu had a connection. But to admit their burgeoning feelings would mean unspeakable betrayal to both of their families, and turning their backs on some of the most deeply held tenets of their culture…
Read MoreAlfredo “Freddie” Rios remembers the night a few years ago when he awoke with a start. “God, is this really you?” he asked looking up, unable to hold back his tears. “Are you the One who did all of this?”
Read MoreRachel Sawyerr looks for the overlooked. She’s drawn to the hopeless, and the hurting. She gives the kind of hugs she was desperate to receive when she was all of the above.
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