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Rising From Ashes: Beyond Broken Memories!
“Lord, I have treasured your word in my heart, that I may not sin against You” Psalm 119:11 Growing up in a joyful, loving family with the most devoted parents a child could hope for, nothing could have ever warned me—or prepared me—for the horror that would soon unfold. For those unfamiliar with my story, I…
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Inconceivable Heroism Amid Horror
My siblings and I grew up in a large family: two boys and four girls. I am the second and oldest girl; but this post is not about me. I want to share with the world about the fourth child, my little brother Jean Eric Claude. I vividly remember when he was born, I was…
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“Rwanda…..is it that next to Texas?”
No kidding. I wish this was a joke but it actually happened, when a Northeastern man, who shall remain nameless, approached one of my friends to ask where she is from. It is true, United States is massive, with many large states that I call countries. By the time you fly from New York to LA…
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The Power of A Small Act of Kindness!
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan I have had the privilege of living both in the first and third world countries. Although the cultural differences are too significant to ignore, all human beings have a lot in common, regardless of their racial…
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“This Is Hope: God Is REAL”
Thank you for stopping by. I hope and pray that you enjoy my story of how I found Hope in God, through disappointment and hopelessness. Be encouraged, even when those you trust the most turn out to be “not what they claim to be.” Although almost two decades later, I specifically chose to write this…
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Perseverance
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” ~ H. W. Longfellow I have to sadly admit that I am illiterate when it comes to car functionality. I am one of those people who lose their mind when…
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“You Are All Invited”
This is probably not a phrase you hear or see often, at at least not in America, especially on a wedding invitation! However, this sounds all too familiar to anyone who has been invited to a wedding in Rwanda. Before you are pronounced “husband and wife”, or more specifically say “I do”, it is customarily…
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Tour D’Europe, In My Own Words!
In the warmth of the European summer in 2012, I was honored to be invited to my friend’s wedding in Croatia. I was very thrilled and looking forward to walking past the European airports ‘walls, at last. In the past, as I navigated between terminals to reach connecting flights at the London’s Heathrow or the…
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The Truth Behind My Smile
“I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.” Psalm 22:22 Thank you for stopping by. God has put something on my heart that I hope and pray will encourage you. Even if everything else I write here is forgotten, I hope this post forever…