30 hours away...
a vast canyon sprawls deep and wide...
...and the tiniest of details blossom.
30 hours away...
a mama scrubs her laundry on a stone...
...while her daughter's toy is a tire.
30 hours away...
a playground is just feet from a cliff...
...and thirst is satisfied from ground ...
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An Unlikely Place to an Hear an Answer to the Asking
It wasn’t where I had expected to hear from God.
Sure, I had been praying.
Asking.
And I had hoped that sometime, somewhere, I would get an answer.
But I sure wasn’t expecting it then.
And definitely not there, of all places.
For years I have read the Bible and sought to put its words into practice.
But recently I had been finding a theme popping up all over the Scriptures that I ...
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What If?
The music was loud. The atmosphere seedy. She sat at a table, waiting for her turn.
Her turn to dance on the counter, scantily dressed, with a number on her back like some commodity to be bought and sold.
Why? What was her reason for being employed in this manner? Her answer: she has two small children to feed and care for.
This young woman in the Bangkok Red Light district is there ...
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India–Rooftop View
India
Eight flights of stairs took us to the top of our building. Walled. Private.
Above the crowds, seeing the city from a broader perspective.
On the streets, necessity required us to stay focused. Watch our every step to avoid garage, potholes, dogs, people, feces. Be on guard against the unfamiliar, the crowds, the harried traffic, the leering eyes.
But up here ...
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Welcome to Mercy Market!
Mercy Market exists to extend hope and mercy to a hurting world through the sale of international artistry. From the isolated villages of Laos to the busy streets of Bamako, Mali, we sell handcrafted items made by people around the world. For many of these artisans, the money from the sale of these items is their sole source of income. Purchasing these products provides families an honorable way ...
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