by RiverCross | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Desta was in 4th grade when she stopped going to school. Hardly knowing how to read or write, but taking on the responsibilities of a wife, she often felt limited in her ability to participate in formal settings as an adult. Years later after her husband died, Desta...
by RiverCross | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Only when her stepmother is away can Hadiza rest. She spends her days working in the fields, tending to the gardens, fetching water, mending mosquito nets, and doing laundry in between prepping for the next meal. But on days when her stepmother is out to visit...
by RiverCross | Sep 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Praise be to God for the many forms through which he imparts wisdom. For one children’s home in Africa, wisdom came in the form of our Holding Esther audio drama. The caregivers of this home were moved by a scene depicting a maintanence man, Mwongo, grooming a...
by RiverCross | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Love often inspires lapses in judgement, especially when you’re young. For Omar, his infatuation with a woman he met online led him to fulfill her request of sending explicit photos of himself. The woman Omar thought he loved kept asking for more,...
by RiverCross | Sep 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
It would’ve been easy to dismiss Zahra, as most people did. She was shy, hardly speaking a word to her classmates or teachers. She wasn’t from a notable family, wasn’t particularly gifted at school or sports. It would seem as if there was nothing...
