“Sheet Ghost”Praise God the problems they were trying to create with my admission were solved, and I applied for my visa extension, and I am waiting for a response.Finally, I received permission to s...  Read More

Uncertainty! The situation here is uncertain as the university is trying to play me in any way possible-mind games. They are looking for a loophole to cancel my admission- I, however, called their blu...  Read More

   Psalm‬ ‭12‬:‭5‬ ‭                               ⁩ ⁨““Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.””...  Read More

 Against Injustice! The week before an exam, most colleges have fun events to distress the students. Yet  here, the week before the exams, there were several protests, political rallies, and marches b...  Read More

 “Injeel Sharif!My friend exclaimed excitedly as she pulled a Pashto New Testament off my desk. I was standing there cutting okra to make a meal for us to share while she randomly flipped open to the ...  Read More

 My Shoes Got Stolen!The Shiites stole my shoes- and other strange happenings at the end of Muharram:Since Pashtuns are Sunni, the mournful month of Muharram had not really affected me in any way. Yet...  Read More

 My Heart Wisdom!“زړهٔ مې دا ستا د مينې کور دی سوی د عشق په سوځند اور دی"  My heart is the home of your love. The burn of love in a scorching fire-Sheikh Mati Baba from a poem written for his father i...  Read More

 ⁨The Black Day ⁩ ⁨تور ورځ- Black Day Today is Pakistan’s Independence Day, known by Pashtuns as Tur Warz- Black Day- because there is no freedom and independence for them as they are oppressed by the...  Read More

The Hostile Hostel! Here is an excerpt from the first known Pashto poem that I translated into English. I am still working on the rest as it uses very ancient words and is tricky to figure out. This w...  Read More

God is working in many ways! (Translated from Pashto.) “What does this verse mean?” (When David committed adultery with Bathsheba) “Bathsheba is a name. This psalm was written after David and Bathsheb...  Read More

Pray for transformation!  In a small, terribly hot apartment in the outlying city, a small group of people gathers. A couple of Americans, a couple of Afghans. The room is filled with the sound of son...  Read More

The blessings of Jesus! Eid Mubarak, everyone! Eid al-Adha is the festival of sacrifice, in remembrance of when Abraham went to sacrifice his son. Blood literally runs through the streets, streaming ...  Read More