by Karen Merry | Apr 22, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
My friend’s mom just died. She was half-way around the world serving in Asia while her mom was in the States. She dearly wanted to be with her mom before she died, and her siblings pleaded with her to “hurry, just hurry!” But because of COVID-19 travel restrictions,...
by Karen Merry | Apr 21, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
“Mama, when can I go back to school?” I don’t know. “Are grandma and grandpa going to be okay?” I don’t know. “When will my work furlough end?” I don’t know. “When will it be safe to fly again?” I don’t know. “Will there be _______ (fill in the blank: TP, eggs, yeast,...
by Karen Merry | Apr 20, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
Monica sat hunched over her sewing machine frantically sewing face-masks for her family, while her living room furniture was pushed back against the walls to make room for the 6-month supply of toilet paper, nearly 30 of bottles of hand sanitizer, several boxes of...
by Karen Merry | Apr 19, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
The cave system at Adullam in Israel is a natural, fortified location sitting high in the hills overlooking the Valley of Elam, the place where a famous young shepherd boy took down a mighty giant with just five smooth stones. From a crouched position, we can enter...
by Karen Merry | Apr 18, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
This COVID-19 pandemic has thrust our unprepared world into a time of global trauma. Irrespective of gender, age, race, nationality, socio-economic status, religious belief or faith, COVID has burned across the face of the globe, infecting over 2,000,000 people and...
