April and May are usually a grieving season for mission communities. This year it has been particularly rough. Schools closed without warning. People evacuated with a day’s notice… Author: EC Nance Source: A Life Overseas

You Tube reading of a prayer for those suffering inconsolable homesickness from Every Moment Holy (Rabbit Room Press) ©2017 By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey     Length: 4:04

I’m not one to get weepy very often, but between the death of my aunt and two men from my circle of friends with spinal cord injuries, 11 weeks of isolation, the current racial tensions ravaging our nation, as well as an increased workload, I feel frail and broken.  How can I grieve my losses?… Continue reading A Timely and Short Discourse on Grief

The unthinkable has happened. Painful. Crushing. Traumatic. Confusing. Complicated. No chance to say good-bye. No final embrace, kiss, or touch. No opportunity to clear the air, ask and give forgiveness, or make amends. A life gone. The tsunami has come, and now you're left standing amid the aftermath. What do you do? By: Gary Roe Audiobook version: 6 hrs 37 mins

When a loved one dies we mourn our loss. We take comfort in the rituals that mark the passing, and we turn to those around us for support. But what happens when there is no closure, when a family member or a friend who may be still alive is lost to us nonetheless? How, for example, does the mother whose soldier son is missing in action, or the family of an Alzheimer's patient who is suffering from severe dementia, deal with the uncertainty surrounding this kind of loss? In this sensitive a...