Stories from around the world
By Sharyn Borodina Wow, what a world we are living in today. While it’s true that we never know what tomorrow may bring, a worldwide pandemic was definitely not on my radar! It’s a unique moment to recognize that this experience, our own way of …
Crisis My sister-in-law passed away suddenly after a very short illness. It was a huge shock to everyone and apart from grieving our loss, we had to plan the funeral as well as help my brother and his beautiful baby girl (Rue) who was 2 …
This month we will celebrate the fourth birthday of our twin grandsons: two energetic and bright little boys. It’s a great joy to see them thrive after their dramatic arrival into the world. My daughter’s pregnancy was such a difficult one due to excessive vomiting …
My wife Violet and I have been married for 60 years and were unable to have children of our own, so the Lord sent us a 3-day-old baby boy a few years after we were married. We knew his teen-age mother and she asked if …
by Jono Bevan Divorce, or the death of a spouse, is one of the most stressful things you can go through, and in my situation, my divorce was a trigger which revealed how burnt out I was. When it happened it was like I had …
An intercultural experience of Peter, an Australian, marrying Mary from Papua New Guinea Peter was working at the University of Papua New Guinea (PNG) when he met Rose, who was visiting friends at the university. “We immediately hit it off and I asked Rose if …
From the revised version of the book ‘Families in Ministry‘. We live in a beautiful city in China – where every season seems like spring, where even the summer is filled with cool breezes, and a jacket is warm enough for winter. This is where …
As a child, I had a recurring dream. Decades, and two sons later, thinking about it can make me cry, but a flood of gratitude almost immediately follows any sadness I experience. It was a fantasy of sorts, this dream, and it would hit me …
Several years ago, I was asked to design and emcee the Father/Daughter Ball at the American Club in Taiwan. An exclusive club for the wealthy and well connected in Taipei, I was not sure I was up to hosting such an event. However, when my …