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Gloria- A Precious Legacy
There is a sign that hangs on the wall where Gloria sits and works behind a desk; and behind a computer, working diligently towards her goals of obtaining degrees in both marketing and accounting. It...
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Precious Legacies - Building Bridges
A man went for a long walk one day; lost in his own thoughts. He walked for hours into the forest; climbing hills, crossing streams until he reached a deep canyon and had to stop. Across the canyon he...
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Ground Breaking-Precious Legacies
My father (our late CEO, David Board) was never much of one to simply give a hand-out… at least not unless it resulted in a hand-up. That was pretty much his unspoken, but obvious rule.Don’t get me...
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Precious Legacies- “Taking Flight
They come from two different parts of the world. But they are the same in many ways. Musa, a five-year-old boy from Uganda, has an infectious smile that belies the tragedy of his early years. His...
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Precious Legacies-Open Doors
When I was 12 years old, I had an epiphany of sorts and decided to write a song about it. The chorus was the summation of that epiphany and the entire song pointed to the chorus as songs tend to do....
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This is Why…”The Fruition of Hope”
I can’t speak for this family. But I have been doing this long enough to have a good idea. A good idea of the hopelessness they must have felt just a few short months ago when you read their story in...
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This is Why -Destiny Redefined
Nobody likes to believe that they have a specific destiny beyond their control, wherein nothing they do truly has an impact on who or what they will become and how their life will play out.But there...
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This is Why-Forgiving The Past
Janat thinks she is about eleven years old. But she is not really sure. There were no birthday celebrations back then. In fact, there were no celebrations, or anything to celebrate for that matter.In...
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This is Why-Field of Dreams
In rural Kenya, there sits a field. It is flat, and as of now, void of much structure. It is surrounded by a make-shift fence, and in the center there are trenches dug into the soil and a concrete and...
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This is Why-You’ve Really Done It Now!
Sometimes in life, you just have to hit pause for a moment. Stop and take it all in. Stop and smell the roses. This is one of those moments for us here at Orphan’s Lifeline.It would simply be wrong if...
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This is Why-Hung Out to Dry
They say a picture is worth a thousand words…but whose words? Whose thoughts? What do different people see when they look at a picture?This picture is deceptive in many ways. Some, perhaps most, would...
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I think life is like a mountain. Moreover, a series of mountains. Some of them easier to climb, with comfortable scenic paths and easy summits and with immediate satisfaction. Others, are far more...
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This is Why- The Shape of Things To Come Part 1
This is Why. It’s been the theme of our stories and other content in The Voice of the Orphans this entire year. And “This is Why” began as my own thought on one particular moment in time.They were the...
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This is Why- The Shape of Things to Come PT 2
Meet Isaac. We are praying that Isaac is the shape of things to come. And we know he will be.Isaac lost his father when he was very young, when he succumbed to the health-ravaging effects of AIDS. His...
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This is Why
It’s hard to believe, but the ever-hungry “father-time” has insatiably devoured the better part of another year.Be that as it may, it has been a very good year here al O.L.I., largely thanks to you....
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The Same Old Story
I may be telling the same old story. But that is because it is the truth.Over the last 23 years of writing 10 stories per year for the newsletter, it’s very likely that I have repeated myself a few...
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She sat down on her couch and leaned back into its soft, welcoming comfort and breathed out a long sigh. A sigh of contentment. A sigh of accomplishment after a long Sunday with her two boys who were...
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She awoke to the sound of laughter in the bedroom. She had fallen asleep on the couch, the book still somehow held tight in her hands across her chest. She yawned and stretched and looked around her...
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