Community – Page 2 – Hope Breathes

Grafted into the Family Tree

One of our young friends here likes to refer to us as Mummy & Daddy, and our baby as his son. It makes [...]

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016Debbie 1

The women of the community will be peeling vegetables together tonight, in preparation for the funeral of a friend tomorrow. I will miss [...]

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016Debbie 1

This is our tiny kitchen (plus a sink and fridge). One Sunday morning I was clearing up that little workspace and a glass [...]

November 17, 2016Debbie Comment

Today Debbie is sharing some of our story across at the Blessed to Give foundation. Then God nudged our team and my question [...]

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016Debbie Comment

We sat in a circle and listened to the narrative of her 23 years. The African dusk light brought radiance to the moment, [...]

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016Debbie 8

‘Obviously none of you are here from a sense of calling are you?’ the lecturer asked rhetorically. I wasn’t brave enough to speak [...]

October 23, 2016October 23, 2016Debbie 8

I am a hoarder, I love to keep random items for potential usefulness in the future or nick nacks that remind me of [...]

October 15, 2016October 16, 2016Paul Comment

Activism sounds intimidating, ‘changing the world’ feels impossible. Yet each of us has influence, each of us has something to offer. All we [...]

June 23, 2016October 16, 2016Debbie 1

I took this picture a few weeks ago, tickled by the feline friendship across the boundary. Yesterday this shop was looted, all its [...]

November 22, 2015October 16, 2016Debbie 3

On our wedding day, we gave each of our guests a magnet saying ‘community’. As well as prettifying fridges, it was a reminder [...]