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MY PRAYER for the Afghan People
January 11, 2002 . Friday evening. The weekend's here, and I'm sitting in front of the computer, reading the news on the Internet. Struck by the title "Days of despair," I click on a report by CNN.com/Europe dated January 9. It's about the village of Bonavash and other remote villages in the mountainous region of Abdullah Gan, in northern Afghanistan. Following years of hardship, especially war and drought, the people in the isolated regions of this country are now forced to eat roots, and bread made from grass and traces of flour.
Doesn't such a scene contradict what certain religions have to say about the power of God? Although the photos that accompany this moving article add to the shock and sadness, when I finish reading I am impelled to turn completely to God and listen for comforting spiritual ideas. I would love to say to the residents of those villages, "No, God does not abandon His creation. You are able to feel the practical effects of His love for you."
About the author
Béatrice Labarthe is a former scientific officer at the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, where she is living.

October 14, 2002 issue
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A very present help ...
Marilyn C. Jones
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letters
with contributions from Sally E. Allan, Dorothy Cork, Erin Snow, Wycliffe Adams Odhiambo
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items of interest
with contributions from Rachel Zoll, Tim Moriarty, Dagbladet Borsen
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A CALL to PRAYER about the THREAT of WAR
by Sentinel staff
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A question of OUR RIGHTS
with contributions from Dave Mackenroth
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MY PRAYER for the Afghan People
Béatrice Labarthe
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A military chaplain emphasizes the importance of prayer
Kim Shippey Sentinel staff
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'MINERS ...a different breed'
By Dawn-Joy Thornton
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In her true light ...
Mary Baker Eddy
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A step into the new inevitable
By Channing Walker
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Interfaith couple prays together for healing
Susan E. Omar with contributions from Ayman A. Omar
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Depression and suicide attempt healed
Name Withheld
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War and a call to prayer
Editor