Final

I've read some great things recently. All of which inspire me to write about that topic or this topic. I'm not very good with hard news I have no desire for it. But I do admire those journalists who are always on top of the next story before it even hits.

Well, lately I’ve been reading a lot of features. I see features as life news that unfolds before the world’s eyes. People’s stories are so real it’s actually shocking sometimes. And thinking about this blog I was trying to figure out what I’m passionate about and what I know.

To be honest I don’t know much. All I know is voice and church. I know how the church ministry works, for the most part because I grew up in it. I’ve seen the church at its most disgusting points. And the same goes for voice, I know it because I grew up singing. I’ve always taken lessons and I have a passion for music. If I could choose right now what I wanted to write on for the rest of my life I would choose people. People from all walks of life, living anywhere!

Some people might say features are easy and they always talk about the same things. Well, to a certain degree that is true. But people have the gift of lifting each other up through shared experiences, or even unshared experiences. There’s just something about knowing you’re not in it alone. Now as a Christian I always remind myself that I know and I believe Christ walks with me. I believe Christ will see me through. But a lot of what Christ does in our lives is through other people. A person is a blessing; a person’s story written out is a traveling blessing touching one heart—one life—at a time.

I just read an article written on a man by the name of Sayed Mossa. Mossa is Afghan and he worked a good job serving the wounded soldiers of his country. One day he chose to follow Christ. But, converting from Islam to Christianity is a crime in Afghanistan. Choosing Christ in that country means the government has full rights to imprison you. Choosing Christ for those, like Mossa, in persecuted countries truly means to forsake everything. Mossa was arrested on May 31st and is still in jail in northern Afghanistan. He is a husband and father of six, all under the age of 9. Mossa is still in jail because his government chose not to abide by their own law. An indictment was not presented within 15 days of his arrest and any criminal has the right to be released if an indictment was not given within 15 days. But they have neither charged or released Mossa yet. His story became known when a westerner visited him and he gave the westerner a letter describing his experience and condition in jail. The letter was then forwarded to WORLD Magazine and it caused awareness throughout the world, especially in Kabul.

That is what I want to report on, write on, and bring awareness to.

Everyone has a story deeper then they even know. Not every story will touch each person, but every story will touch someone. I would love to open the eyes of others through the eyes of someone else's life.