Housekeeper reuses “Das Boot” tarp for village’s summer camps

Housekeeper reuses “Das Boot” tarp for village’s summer camps

Dec 26, 2018

By Debbie Rod and Valerie Heath The Good News Seventh Day Baptist Church goodnewssdbchurch@gmail.com The Good News Seventh Day Baptist Church, Raleigh-Durham, NC Our small fellowship is home to an amazing woman—and I want to share her story with you. Donna Hudson was raised in a Seventh Day Baptist family and community in a remote village in Guyana. Several...

Circle of Life in Shiloh

Circle of Life in Shiloh

Dec 26, 2018

by Donna S. Bond “Keep those babies coming,” I like to say to young, Christian, married couples, “because the world needs more Christians.” Well, I can’t really take credit for what happened in the Shiloh area…only God can work the miracles we celebrated on October 20, 2018. On that date, FIVE young married couples brought their babies to church for dedication:...

An Open Letter to Survivors

An Open Letter to Survivors

Dec 26, 2018

by Pastor Phil Lawton This letter is dedicated to all those who in the last year have shared with me their stories. To those of you who have trusted me with some of the deepest hurts in your life. To those of you who years later are now able to look back and find something redeeming about your story. To those of you who are still in the midst of confusion about...

There Lives a Monster, Who Was Once a Little Boy

There Lives a Monster, Who Was Once a Little Boy

Dec 26, 2018

By Lori Roeleveld Reprinted with permission Lori Stanley Roeleveld, Disturber of Hobbits www.loriroeleveld.com A monster moved into Providence, RI, sometime in the past two weeks. At least, that’s what the mobs who protest outside his building have written on their signs and shout up at the windows. He’s a monster who preys on young boys and they want him...

Survivor Testimonies

Survivor. That is a loaded word—sometimes it makes me feel like the trauma is over. But really it just means that you have learned to fly again after your wings have been broken. Sometimes you never really feel whole. I didn’t for a long time and sometimes I still don’t. I was abused for several years and each time I can remember feels like another break. I...