To a large extent, the measure of a man is determined by the woman who has most impacted his life. And that woman doesn’t have to be a member of his family (whether mother, wife, grandmother, aunt, cousin, or daughter), or the object of his deepest affection (e.g., girlfriend or fiancée), whether past or present. It can be a teacher, nurse, social worker, or some other professional.
For me, the woman who has impacted me the most in life was a very ordinary woman I got to know in an African village several years ago. At the time I met her she had made many mistakes and suffered many misfortunes. But the Lord was very merciful to her, transforming her toils and pains into blessings. Let me explain why she is a woman to remember.
Ellen was orphaned at the age of 14. From that early age she was forced to endure poverty and a life of toil, as she struggled to take care of herself and her four-year-old sister, Esther. Being the older, and playing the role of “mother” to her...
1. His June 12, 2011 letter to key African leaders on the continent and abroad, mentioning, among other things, why he chose to make his confession and resignation public.
2. His June 16, 2011 email to his former CAMPUS Team (and later to his local church family), explaining to them why he personally requested and submitted to church discipline.
By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
From the several mails, emails, and phone calls I have received, it seems that the following lines in my resignation letter have caught the attention of many people: "I am deeply wounded for having let down so many who have looked up to me for spiritual leadership. . . . Only our God can heal and renew the strength of the wounded eagle. He alone, in His great love, can bring anything good out of our personal failures” (emphasis mine).
Apparently, the idea of being wounded has touched a responsive chord in the heart of people who may be acquainted with the pain of wounds—whether self-inflicted or inflicted by others. One such individual is a soldier based in Africa. When this soldier heard about my resignation (www.campushope.com/resignation), he thought he should send me some words of encouragement. His one-paragraph email to me has since become an “eureka” moment in my present experience.
(The word “eureka” comes from...