by nataliearauco | Feb 23, 2023 | Stories
Mark covers his face as soon as his picture appears on my phone. “Oh no, Miss!” “There’s nothing to be nervous about.” I hold back a chuckle. “It’s just part of the sponsorship app. Look.” I select his profile on the app. “This is where your sponsor can see you and...
by nataliearauco | Jan 6, 2023 | Stories
I shove the final sack of corn into the trunk and slam the door closed. “All right, Let’s go, kids!” Georgia continues to harvest under the beating sun, yanking the dry husks from the stalk and filling the sack by her feet. We have gathered over a dozen sacks since...
by nataliearauco | Oct 24, 2022 | Stories
I wave goodbye to my coworkers and check my phone. Nancy should be stopping by in a few minutes. She said she’d swing by the school after helping the Cuatro Kids with their homework. She wants to talk to me about something. And I have a feeling what’s on her...
by nataliearauco | Jul 15, 2022 | Stories
“Yes, we can do that.” Ms. Marielos takes notes, phone pressed to her ear, as she leans over her desk in the school office. The voice on the other end of the line mummers. Marielos nods and gives me a look. “Alright, we’ll do it right now.” My plans for the last day...
by nataliearauco | Apr 30, 2022 | Stories
I have two stops to make before driving back to my discipleship Bible study and the rest of our group waiting for us there. First to get Joey, then Brian. Grace and I chat in the car as I drive through the Chivoc hills. She’s struggling being the only active...
by nataliearauco | Apr 4, 2022 | Stories
“Why doesn’t God bring the beds he promised us?” Sarah sniffles in my arms. Billy nuzzles closer to me, and I tighten my grip around the two children as we sit on the porch of their simple home. The birds around us sing. The breeze that blows over the mountains is...
