You Are My Portion: A Persecuted African’s Testimony PART 2

Oct 30, 2020 | Partner's Corner

“I knelt down and prayed, ‘Lord, don’t let me fail. You are my portion.’ Not even my relatives helped me, only God did. He stands with the deprived and underprivileged ones. And here is my house. Blessed be the name of the Lord. I also thank all of you that have...

Persecution in Nigeria

Oct 28, 2020 | Climate Change

You Are My Portion: A Persecuted African’s Testimony (PART 1)

Oct 26, 2020 | Partner's Corner

“Lord don’t let me fail. You are my portion.” An unimposing woman exits the mud hut to greet us. Hiwot is a petite woman, modestly dressed. She wears a long skirt and uses one scarf to cover her shoulders, and another for her head. Hiwot kindly welcomes us into her...

The Biting Cobra: How God Saved My Wedding Business Through a Dream

Oct 21, 2020 | Alabaster Jar

This article was previously published on Sept 9, 2019, under One Voice Magazine’s thematic series on DREAMS. We re-publish it today because it aligns with our TRUST series this trimester. Enjoy reading! MY WEDDING BUSINESS I love weddings. As a young girl, I...

Beauty from Ashes: A Story from the Refiner’s Fire Experiencing Amazing Grace PART 2

Oct 16, 2020 | Heartburn

I didn’t really know Roce outside of our group conference calls. She worked as a specialist in arts and culture, and she was a fellow-leader with the International Orality Network. Her background certainly gave us common ground for our work and a friendship, but I was...

Beauty from Ashes: A Story from the Refiner’s Fire; Experiencing Amazing Grace PART 1

Oct 15, 2020 | Heartburn

Losing My Wife I was in the house as it burned. Sometime around 3:00 A.M., I escaped the thick smoke and flames through a second floor window. Because the fire started below the room where my wife for 41 years, Barcy, slept, she passed away. This mental tape of events...