‘No, it’s my first time…’ I heard myself say and even as I said it, I was practically biting my tongue. ‘I wish I could say that I had been here before’, I thought, but that would be a lie. And in the very distant past that would have been my response…lie. But this is today, and I cannot lie for something this little.Actually, I will not lie for even the seemingly huge things anymore. …
As soon as she said it, I connected with it. Inside of me, my very essence heard it. Teacher Nneka of the WORD Centre discipleship class for children was talking about the fundamental context for us as parents and she said we must understand our role. According to her, “These children are spirits who are currently here for an earthly adventure” Adventure A spirit is sent into this world on a voyage with a destination. …
The life expectancy of a female child born in Nigeria today is 53.7 years. By comparison, a female child born in the US has a life expectancy of 81.9 years; Ghana (61.2years), Somalia (53.7 years) and Sudan (65.5 years).1 On average, female children born in developed countries are expected to live about 30 years longer than those born in developing countries.1 If one considers these projections, especially in light of the known burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, …
Isn’t it interesting to realize that there are words you use almost on a daily basis but you really aren’t quite spot-on about their actual meaning? Take for instance our theme this month, “Adventure”, had you asked me I would have said ‘adventure’ was doing something exhilarating, fun or something you don’t normally do. With this paradigm, an adventure for me would be special, planned for outings, travel, shopping spree, trying out a new meal… …
“Mummy, please call me.Urgent!” KK was on his way back to school and he had arrived Heathrow Airport. For some reason through the night I didn’t really sleep. I had his flight on track on my phone screen and I was monitoring its progress by the hour. I am usually a bit more relaxed when any member of my family is travelling but this particular trip was hard on me. It was hard on me …
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