Amanda Talstra is a joyful wanderer and humanitarian worker. She currently serves as Director of Justice & Peace for World Renew and is passionate about faith, justice, and the wide welcome of God's kingdom. She lives in Terrace, British Columbia, with her husband and four children.
My last memory of Philippe* is of him rushing towards the communion table too soon. Before the pastor had recited the requisite story and familiar prayers and issued the invitation. The rest of us remained in our pews waiting for the signal that we were welcome – Philippe didn’t wait. The congregation sat in silence…
It might have been my worst birthday yet: a four a.m. wake-up call from a child who hasn’t slept well since we uprooted years ago. A child with a stomach bug. Another’s meltdown that involved screams so deep they felt existential (and maybe like mourning). A job that has always felt beyond my grasp, which…
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