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Angel Boy

We heard shrill shouts and the dull thud of coconuts hitting the wall. From granny's bedroom where my brother and I were supposed to be sleeping, we listened to the drunken brawl pitting my mother against my aunt. After my mom ducked the coconuts, my aunt pulled a knife on her. Mom retreated behind a locked door, but kept the stream of insults flowing. Outside,... >Full Story

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A Healing Journey

Secret -concealed from general knowledge or view, hidden. (Webster's Dictionary) There are different kinds of secrets. Some are things hidden from our understanding, sometimes called the mysteries of life: how they built the pyramids, miracles, unexplained events. There are military secrets - confidential military matters, the CIA and spies. There...... >Read More



Do You See?

"See what you have to look forward to now?" The whisper in my ear made my smile widen. It was Dec. 10th and we were on our first outing with our new baby. She was only 10 days old, but we braved the frigid Yukon winter to attend the Christmas pageant at a small mission church. I knew the service wouldn't... >Read More



I Want my Baby Back

I wanted my life to go back to normal, but nothing could change the fact that I would always miss my baby. My baby died at only 5 weeks of gestational age. The doctor referred to him as a "blighted ovum" or a case of "failure to develop", but he was so much more than that to me. Wrapped up... >Read More



My Child is Different

Story told by Anita Aubuchon, written by Alli Vail My second husband and I were married on August 5, 2000 and we immediately began talking about having a baby together. Although I was 38 and had three beautiful daughters from my first marriage, I wanted to give my husband a child of his own. We named the child we were... >Read More



A Fresh Focus

This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries. Yulia Kolodotchka lived much of her life fearing she'd go blind. Then she discovered a vision of a higher power. My only chance of success in any profession, I thought, was to study English. Because of my vision problems, high school teachers called me lazy and... >Read More



Typhoons, Tarot Cards, and Trials

This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries. Born in Tokyo in the 1960's to Canadian missionary parents, I was sent away to a very strict boarding school at age five. I came home with welts and bruises but lied to my parents about how they happened. I felt abandoned. I planned how... >Read More



Deciding for Myself

There was still something missing in my life, and I didn't know what it was. I wasn't sure where to find it. I thought I had everything I needed. Growing up in Alexandria, Egypt, in a comfortable home with my parents, sisters and brother, I had little to complain about. My father worked for a petroleum company for many years... >Read More


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