Jesus, Come Quickly

Jesus, Come Quickly

The gift was a small goat. It couldn’t have weighed more than 30 pounds. As it was led to a tree and tied up in the shade next to our Land Cruiser we all looked at each other with uncomfortable eyes. Finally one of us said what we were all thinking. “We are NOT going...
Five Years… and Counting

Five Years… and Counting

I checked my watch, it was 10:45AM. I wondered… was it too early to ring the doorbell? March 11 was still two weeks out, but it was going to take a long time to pass out 1000 advertisements for the five-year memorial concerts. As much as time allowed, we wanted to...
Heart Language

Heart Language

It’s been six weeks! Ahmed planted his field before the first rains, just like he does every year, but it has been six weeks since there has been any real rain. He has started to worry, and so have his neighbors. In fact the whole town is worried. If it does not rain...