Category Archives: See the World

Keeping a Promise

May 30, 2014

It only took thirteen years. But this week I am keeping a couple of promises. One is to my husband. During my short time living in Orlando (when he was my boyfriend-soon-to-be-fiancé), Steve came to visit me. We had a day free and tried to decide whether to spend it at the Gulf coast or the ocean. […]

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Pray for the Balkans!

May 21, 2014

Please pray for the Balkan countries of former Yugoslavia:  specifically Serbia, Bosnia, and eastern Croatia. They are experiencing the worst devastation since the 1992-1995 war. This week, torrential rain fell on the area. It was the heaviest rainfall since they started keeping records 120 years ago. The region received over three months’ worth of rain in just […]

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The Story Behind the Story

April 11, 2014

As many dramatic stories unfold around the globe every day, the plight of Ukraine, while still being reported, no longer holds the top billing. You may think that means that the situation is no longer tense and prayers are no longer needed. That is not true! Our brothers and sisters in that vast country need […]

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A lot can happen in a week

February 26, 2014

While the rest of the world watched Putin’s Olympics, people in neighboring Ukraine witnessed a different scenario, a violent one. The protests, already enduring for three months in Kiev’s Independence Square, suddenly escalated to the point of claiming 88 lives. My last post echoed the chorus of pleas sent out via cyberspace, asking believers everywhere […]

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