By David Nnanna Ikpo, Nigeria: Dear Africa, I have thoughts run through my head on the chances of a life well spent. I think of the possibility that everything I have done, what I am doing and the dreams in my heart are a mistake. I think of living a near perfect life with 100% conviction at all times like […]
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By Vimbai Chimanikire, Zimbabwe: Maybe you will have almond-shaped, hazel eyes. Deep-set and mysterious. Maybe you will have big brown soulful eyes. Round and curious. Either way, they shall be your windows to the world. Filtered at first as everything is beauty and fascination before it becomes money, food or reason for hate. As your tiny fingers wrap around my […]
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By Vimbai Chimanikire, Zimbabwe: A friend told me that my hair was too kinky and told me to get myself a nice Brazilian weave if I ever wanted to fit in modern-day society. At 12, I would have gladly traded life-sized Mr Cuddles just to have my hair grow 3 inches in a week. It would now be a glorious […]
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By Moleboheng Mahasa, South Africa: Every few days on Facebook I come across this statement “Don't grow up, it's a trap”. I am not sure who originally coined that phrase, but it is clearly a statement that many people can relate to, and therefore feel the need to circulate it on their Status Updates. Growing up can feel like a […]
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By Cynthia Ayeza, Uganda: While chatting with a man I consider to be an inspirational force on this earth, an interesting statement came up; – “I have run out of dreams”. Come on now, what on earth is that about?! As it turns out, it is from a song, in which the writer articulates the idea of giving in to […]
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By James Scott, Uganda: Living Life is like walking through a dark room; an endless room of darkness, knowing where you are but never where you are going. You simply keep going, following or not following the instructions you hear from those you first get to know and then others you get to know, deciding what is good from what […]
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By Lebogang Sewela, South Africa: There are plenty of malevolent spirits that tend to trouble many Christians, such as 'the spirit, of fear, the spirit laziness and many more others'. There is one explicit spirit that I want to focus on, that which is the spirit of complaining. Recently I learned that many Christians battle with this one spirit. I […]
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By Shalom Mukamuri, Zimbabwe: Every relationship has issues: – they all have problems of their own nature. After the honeymoon phase we begin to realise that we are different, and you discover that your significant other has issues. Major issues: insecurity, anger management, impatience, past baggage etc these issues mess things up. So do we pack our hearts and leave? […]
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By Edger Kasunsu, Uganda: Silence – the type that comes with an un-explainable emptiness inside, manifests itself towards the end of the day or at the end of a bad week or a bad relationship. From what I know, it happens when you have been doing a lot of processing in the head during the day. And for me, being […]
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By Joel Muhumuza: 'I must decrease so that he may increase' is often quoted by many a humble believer. I once used to say it myself. It was originally said by the man whom Jesus referred to as being “the man whom no one greater has ever been born”. Well he was his cousin too, so maybe it was also […]
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