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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Meet Pastor Edith Kwagalakwe: the only female Adventist Pastor in Uganda by Apollo Mubiru
My name is Edith Kwagalakwe, the District Leader of Lukojjo found in East Buganda Field in Uganda Union Mission in East and Central...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Apr 24, 20247 min read
My Life Journey with a Caring God -A. L. Sinikka Dixon
I grew up in rural Finland where my parents had a market garden and I soon learned how dependent we were on God’s sunshine and rain. I...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 12, 20244 min read
Embracing Dreams: A Journey of Empowerment & Transformation -Sonia Selwin
On May 11, 2023, I had so many feelings! It was then that I was invited to the British Parliament in London to receive the prestigious...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Aug 24, 20233 min read
EndItNow
"His big hands twisted into my arm tightly. The church hall was empty. I had not realized no one else was around. Why should I? It was my...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Apr 3, 20225 min read
Verna Alva (Spanish)
Desde la escuela primaria mi sueño era convertirme en una doctora médica y esto fue reforzado en los estudios de la secundaria. Estaba...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Mar 4, 20225 min read
Verna Alva
Since elementary school days, my dream was to become a physician. I was fascinated by the complexity of the human body and challenged by...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Are Women Different in Norway? Marianne Dyrud
“Whether we like it or not, culture has influence on whether women are valued or not in leadership. Let me start by referring to the book...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Sep 18, 20203 min read
Hilde Thorkildsen Huru
“As a child I loved church and it spilled over into the games I played. I conducted church services and communions with the neighbourhood...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Cynthia J. Prime
As I looked at hundreds of children with little hope for the future, an inner voice said, “These are the least of these,” the face of Christ
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Jun 23, 20204 min read
Lori Barker
“Perhaps because they immigrated to the US from Barbados, my parents took an interest in international students at La Sierra University....
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Mar 24, 20204 min read
T Grace Emori-Elder
“After four years, I realized teaching nursing classes was not my gift. So I walked into the office of the Director of Nursing Service at...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Mar 18, 20203 min read
B Lyn Behrens Basaraba
"Shortly after I turned eleven, I got Rheumatic Fever and required complete bed rest for eight months, including one month of...
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 17, 20204 min read
Nancy Weber de Vyhmeister (Spanish)
Mi esposo me dijo: “Había vuelto de estudiar en el seminario con la idea de estudiar la lección en griego, y ahora no puedo”. Y ahí comencé.
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 13, 20204 min read
Nancy W Vyhmeister
After our honeymoon, my husband says, ‘I wanted to study my lesson in Greek, and now I can’t.’ So I said, 'When's the next class?'
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 10, 20203 min read
Shanae Waring
I don’t consider firefighting my job. It's more of a passion project; something on the side that I absolutely adore getting to be a part of.
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Nerida Taylor Bates, edit
Feb 10, 20202 min read
The Adventist Woman
You can't suddenly lift 65 tons of food. It takes commitment to show up everyday for years. And it's hard to argue with a life well lived.
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