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When I visited the school in Mabala, near Nioki, Congo, the oldest students were just taking their final exams. They have to pay for these exams, as well as for all previous schooling. Unfortunately, one of the girls was forced to leave the school shortly before, as she became pregnant...
I’ve been giving piano lessons for over 30 years to earn a little extra. During that time, I had the opportunity to work with children of different levels of abilities and assumptions. I have never discovered a real genius, but I taught a number of talented children. On the other...
Ben is a white-haired guy whose house I always walk past on my errands. He always greeted me in a friendly way and over time we became good friends. Thanks to his cheerful nature and positive personality, it is a joy to be with him despite our age difference. Last...
When we went to celebrate Christmas with our extended family in Berlin, we had no idea what an adrenaline rush we would experience before. While waiting at the local suburban train station with all the gift bags, Wolfgang put his laptop in a black bag on the black bench. It...
The need for healing – small or large, at any time – is simply a part of life. It will probably also be the reason why Jesus spent so much time on earth during his life on earth. All four gospels are full of records of the miraculous healings that...
May God make your year happy! Not by protecting you from all the sorrows and pains, But by strengthening you so that you can handle them as soon as they come; Not by making your journey easier, But by making you resilient so that you can go any way; Not...
I recently came across a touching story about a rich man and his son who were collecting valuable works of art. When the war broke out, the son left to fight and heroically fell while trying to save the life of a comrade. Not long after the war, someone knocked...
Wolfgang P. Schmidt, August 2022 Some say that the new 5G data transfer is damaging our health, others say it is better for our health than other methods of transmission. One is for the ruling party, the other is for the opposition. Someone is strongly convinced of something and someone...
One day God decided to send a beetle with a large basket to the ground to collect pleas and prayers from the people. The angel flew across the earth criss-crossing. He visited the poor and the rich, the happy and the sad, the grieving and the happy, the hungry and...