Words in the Dust

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy is a fictional account of an Afghan village girl and her life.  Born with a cleft lip, her family and community treats her like a second-class citizen.  She encounters American troops patrolling her village, and they offer her help in a surprising way.  The pages of this book…

The Light of the World

“For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light.” New Living Translation (©2007) I have been praying for Afghans and learning about Afghanistan since 2004. Though I have learned many things about recent history, there was so much that I didn’t know about the…