Jesus is my Lord

by | Jun 20, 2011 | Life in Nigeria

It is a strange thing for me to walk into a brothel and find signs on the doors of the prostitutes that read “Jesus is my Lord!” or to see verses hanging on the walls of the rooms where the women do their “business”. I am also shocked to see such things as men holding...

The girls are home with their mother

by | Apr 26, 2011 | Life in Nigeria

One of the women that has just come into our half way house, I met in prison. She was arrested for murdering her husband. Her husband was very abusive to her, so abusive that she went to her parents house for protection. Her husband came to her parents’ house and came...

Riots in Abuja

by | Apr 21, 2011 | Life in Nigeria

Last week, our spring break at Hillcrest began. We wanted to take a few days away as a family. We thought that if we left on Monday, we could safely travel to the capital, Abuja, for a couple of days at the Sheraton. We believed they would announce the results of the...