Living Letters: The Final Schoolbell
by “Mama Rodi” Stepan (translated by Jacci Knight)
According to the calendar, it is the middle of summer, when generous Mother Nature encourages us with warmth and amazing riches of color and smells. In this mother’s heart, it is the end of one season and the beginning of another ~ but neither [...]
Living Letters: Letting Go of the Kite String
by Jacci Knight
American humorist Erma Bombeck made a beautiful observation about raising children:
“I see children as kites. You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you’re both breathless…they crash…they hit the rooftop…you patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch [...]
Global Hope in Kenya
by Larry Beer and Jacci Knight
As we drove each morning to the Hope for Orphans Rehabilitation Centre, or HOREC, we saw
countryside green with recent rain. A striking feature of the landscape is the acacia tree. One
morning, one of the mission team members mentioned that it is believed that Christ’s crown of
thorns was [...]
My concert was very beautiful and I performed well, too. I was happy that Tata, Mama and the rest could come and hear me sing. I was pretty nervous since I’ve been having problems with my ears and can’t hear the piano well. I had to work very hard to learn the pieces to be [...]
The children are growing up fast and it’s exciting to watch how God is molding their hearts and minds. It feels as though our steps have been small, and still are, but we’ve covered a long distance. Just months prior to what would have been the 10 year anniversary of the House of Hope, we closed its doors. Tears well up just thinking about the reality. I remember sitting at my desk at work and getting an email with the news that bags were packed and “parents” had arrived to pick up their new charges.