She walked out of his room different. Her innocence tampered. Her virginity shredded. Her purity crushed. It wasn’t planned. She simply went out to visit – to see the daughters of the land, to mingle. And she drew some eyes. Guess who got interested in her? The prince of the land. I imagine other girls …
Lockdown, isolation, stay-at-home… These words line up the lips of everyone this period. And for you young lady who have been withdrawn from school/work friends and activities, you might feel lonely. Isolated. Physically and emotionally. You also wonder… “When will all this end, and what next?” “And for now, where do I turn to? What …
Recently, I had an experience that made me review how we, as Christians, wait on God. Waking up early one morning, what hit my thoughts almost immediately was ‘that need’. A parcel I expected which will enable me to attend some programs that day. I sat up, read my bible, and prayed. I mentioned it …
Elizabeth Eliot, a woman who lived a surrendered life, always talks about one woman who influenced her life. Her name is Betty Scot Stam. Betty wrote a powerful prayer when she was eight, which Elizabeth read and copied into her Bible. As I listened to the words of that prayer, it pierced through my heart …
I sold all my textbooks except one. What a decision! As I walked out of the school premises, I felt a bandage wrapped around my neck was pulled off. I’m done with this. Off to go pursue the life I want. You’re wondering why I’ll dump schooling. No, I didn’t. I love school. I love …
Do you wonder if there’s a purpose, made for your life? Do the circumstances surrounding you make you feel your life is lost in the wind? You’re not alone, sister. We’ve all had cups of such bitter water. I remember sitting on my bed one day, confused. Different questions ran through my mind. God, what’s …
Urine trickled down my pants, and down to my legs, unconsciously.What! Am I dreaming? I stood in my parlour, but my mind travelled thousands of kilometres away… The words from the radio hung in my throat. No. I’ll just keep shut. This can’t be true. Chanting… People screaming for joy on the street. So this …
Can you carry the weight of the whole world? – The pain, desires, confusion, depression and lack of even, the women in your community. You can’t! I can’t! No human being can. The only person who ever did that was Jesus. And you know how, even though Divine, the load made Him cry out – …
Have you wondered why evil grows beautiful and bold every day? In our land, iniquity sits in a swirling chair, hangs it’s legs on the table and enjoys her bowl of ice cream – why? The abusive pastor freely mounts his pulpit to go worship his god – himself. The abused girl fearfully marries her …
Breaking through the silence of the wee hours of the morning, came the scream “fire!”. I jumped off my bed, wondering if the sound emerged from dream or reality. I ran to my window, looked out and behold, there was fire. Right in my neighbour’s compound. Flying down the stairs followed by other occupants of …