african bond

for those of you who don't know. my younger brother paul is in africa working with an indigenious organization called African Renewal Ministries. he spends a lot of time loving children in orphanages and helping the ministry's organizational infrastructure.

my heart feels an unusually close bond with him lately, though he is so far away. bonhoeffer says that praying for Christian brothers in their absense brings you even closer than being with them. perhaps i agree after now experiencing this distance and closeness at the same time.

children of the night

this is a short picture narrative about the lives of some of the ugandan children that may put faces on prayers and link stories with sentiments.

you are loved, my brother. Christ guide you, protect you and bring you home rejoicing...