The beginning of a New Year is a time of reflection for most of us. Some of us like to look back over the past year; we try to process the many events that took place. Some like to focus on the future, what the coming year will bring. Others will focus on an inward […]
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We are entering into the Christmas season once again. Most people have very specific ideas of what Christmas is meant to look like, how it is to be celebrated, and what its meaning is all about. How we view and celebrate Christmas will depend largely on our upbringing, heritage, culture, and religious affiliation. Regardless of
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Originally published in-print for Enrich magazine Spring/Summer 2013. * Villages of Hope-Africa began caring for orphans and vulnerable children fourteen years ago with the opening of the first children’s home and school in Kitwe, Zambia. At that time there were 43 children from a neighboring shanty compound coming to VOH each day. It became obvious
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I recently spent the weekend in the Kafue National Park in Zambia with a group visiting from Canada. The Mukambi Safari Lodge where we stayed is on the banks of the Kafue River. In addition to the beauty of the river, the lodge vast amounts of unspoiled wilderness surround the lodge. It truly is a
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Henri Nouwen took his elderly father to the circus one day, it was then that he became enamored by the trapeze act known as “The Flying Rodleighs.” He was mesmerized by the way they would fly through the air, perform a variety of flips, and land safely in the arms of the “catcher” – a
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