by EFN | Jun 1, 2017 | Advocacy, Aftercare, EFN News, Food for Thought, Pause to Pray
Once upon a time, Anna was born into a family that struggled to survive. As a result, she didn’t get the parenting she needed, she misbehaved and began to drop out of school. What she really needed was love and security. Her dreams were answered by Nick, the most...
by EFN | Apr 1, 2017 | Advocacy, Food for Thought, Media, Uncategorized
There’s so much I want to say to people about human trafficking! Stop judging or blaming the victims. Stop ignoring this crime. Stop cutting the public services which are exactly the ones that could stop exploitation from happening in the first place. And more...
by EFN | Sep 30, 2014 | Food for Thought
A very inspiring prayer and meditation: ROMERO’S PRAYER It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise...
by EFN | May 29, 2014 | Food for Thought
Hopeful Suffering – Participating in the life of God As we are approaching Pentecost it is good to be reminded of the reality of the new life that God creates in the midst of the old. We don’t need to be made aware of the many sufferings in the world and in our...
by EFN | Apr 26, 2014 | Food for Thought
A little while ago I found this affirmation of peace and justice in a book I can’t remember the title of. All I can remember is that a Christian women in Asia wrote this confession. I keep coming back to it when things get rough and messy to remember what we...
by EFN | Mar 27, 2014 | Food for Thought
“Fear never gives birth to love…” …says Henri Nouwen in his book “Lifesigns – Intimacy, Fecundity and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective”. His reflections are based on Jesus’ words in John 15 and invite the reader to move...
