It’s 6:30 on a Saturday evening and I’m sitting cross-legged on the couch of a dear friend in Chengalpet. Wearing my sari, I admire our friend Ammu as she prepares herself for the wedding that we will attend together. Ammu is decked in her favorite gold sari...
One of our friends that I have gotten to know from the past month and a half is Margareta. She comes from a Gypsie family, but she also has a disability, and so, some of the Gypsies discriminate against her. Thus, we are her family. She has been a close friend of our community for...
For Thanksgiving we were blessed to welcome around 40 friends to celebrate with us at our home. Some were friends that we have known for years, and some were new faces to whom God has led us recently. Everyone was glad to celebrate together rather than to spend such a day alone....
We really are so small and helpless when it comes to the great mystery, adventure and beauty that is the life of God’s love. I am reminded that the kingdom of God belongs to those who are childlike, to those who are small. One must become small in order to love greatly....
I would like to share with you a story about Diana and Cirilo. Diana is from Mexico, so I met her four years ago in my English class. She is a quiet one, but her presence is so beautiful. We always greeted each other with a smile in class and over time, I began to...