Edmond Wega

Embarking on a new year offers the opportunity to look back, take stock and project ourselves into the immediate future with resolutions, expectations and wishes. Any survey of what shaped 2021 would easily highlight COVID-19 as number one. A more detailed questionnaire would zoom in on the many negative consequences of the pandemic, the very real struggles and the extent of the challenges people faced. We all have personal experiences we could share. If there was a time for the relevance of the two shortest[...]

Having lost my mom at an early age, I benefited greatly from the generosity of my father and siblings. As the youngest, I got used to and enjoyed being protected and cared for. I somehow developed a sense of entitlement. Getting married and having kids did not change these expectations. In so being, I demonstrated selfishness. Through my father’s sickness and death, God caught my attention. He poured His love in me as the storms of life grew in magnitude. In trials and sorrows, He taught me the importance[...]

Peace I leave with you; MY peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither them be afraid. John 14:27(ESV). Have you ever said to yourself or to someone, “I just need peace…”? When we look around us today or just go on social media, do we see, hear, feel or experience peace? No wonder Jesus made the statement above soon before His death as He knew His physical absence would be unsettling for disciples. He very much understood the troubles of the w[...]

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10  In My infinite wisdom, power and might, In My sovereignty, glory and splendor, In My majesty, everlasting knowledge, I took the time to imagine you, to design you, moment by moment. I thought about you as a finished product, a unique being with a unique combination of intellect, emotion and will. I thought about you as MY CHILD, the child of the almighty GOD.[...]