Author: teanna2day
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The Girl Who Was Thrown Away
Nobody is simply waiting for the scraps of attention that somebody might toss her way. Leftover pieces of affection that she can scrape from the dirt and call her own.
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children in the midst of war
Story He was a 16 year-old Syrian boy in an adult body. The only telltale sign of his youth and vulnerability were the tears that came easily to his eyes. His Uncle, Muhammad, told the story and as he did, he warned that the tears would come.
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The Sunberg B&B
We call it the Sunberg B&B, Grand-Central Station, and home. Too often messy, frequently full of beautiful chaos, and yes, sometimes even conflict. Life in the midst of this yellow, terra-cotta roofed house on the edge of Budapest is full. Very full. The past few months, we have been bursting at the seams as our…
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The Power of Women – peace and play-dough in a Refugee Camp
the roots of peace start here – rolling out Arabic words with purple play dough on rough Greek wood.
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a Monday kind of honest
So, if you want to find me on Monday, I’m in the corner with Thomas and the crying child with the empty Easter basket.
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the west gate
These past months of working with people who we call refugees has taught me so much about culture, about faith, and about the fear that has long controlled my life.
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when death blinked first – Thursday thoughts
Live this way and you die fighting. Doubt that truth? One word .. Judas.
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Idomeni: when fear trumps love
From a razor-wire fence that slashes the face of Europe, Idomeni is who we are becoming when fear builds walls and trumps love.
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Finding Jesus
We are looking for Jesus this weekend. Searching for him, scanning the crowds for his face, straining to hear his voice. We believe that he is there in Idomeni, Greece. We believe that he is in the camps in Macedonia, and Serbia. Do you?
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Oh Pharaoh, Let My People Go
Increasing Tensions As we post this footage of the events this week at the Greek – Macedonian border, we know that there will be a spectrum of reactions. Some will find it easy to interpret the footage as the emergence of the refugee aggression that many have feared. The clip tells only a piece of the story.…
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