As Christians we’re regularly told things like ‘don’t be afraid, to die is to gain or, face your fear and do it anyway’. But what about when you and your daughter are tied up by intruders with a gun to your head and you’re in Africa? This was my story in March 2015. For just over two years we’ve been living as foreign missionaries in Kenya. Every day we face danger on the roads and …
Growing up I never considered myself to be pretty. If I’m really honest I always hated looking in the mirror, it was a constant reminder of what I was not. As a Fijian girl living in New Zealand, I didn’t fit the image of beauty that was celebrated by magazines and TV shows. I was not blonde or blue eyed. I tried to be though. When I was 20 I lightened my hair, used bleaching …
I come from a really supportive and creative family. My parents have always encouraged my sisters and I to explore, experiment and create and now that I am married, my husband Ashton has become my biggest cheerleader. I have tried a variety of different mediums and creative pursuits over the last few years and spent a LOT of money on craft and art supplies. When I became a mum to two beautiful and adventurous girls, …
I grew up in a very committed Roman Catholic family in Bolivia. Religion was a big part of our life and our culture but the focus was much more on ritual and expectations than relationship with God. When I was 19 my older brother became a Christian. I had been unwell for many years with a series of chronic illnesses and so he invited me to attend a large evangelistic meeting with him where …
I was 25 years old, a full-time primary school teacher and 20 weeks pregnant with our little ‘surprise’ package. It just happened to be our 2nd wedding anniversary when the morphology ultrasound was booked. Lying on that ultrasound table I felt sick. I was no longer ill from morning sickness, just sick from the quiet joy, which was bouncing from wall to wall. The young man who seemed to be scanning forever examined intently. I …
