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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Summer heat

Sun beat down on flat roofs in long Karachi summers. 

Electricity failed. Lines melted. Disconnecting and falling in the street.

The interior of our home was an oven. Climbing over 100 degrees at times. 

We read of people dying in Chicago one summer. Why? Fans combined with heat above a certain temperature in their apartments turned those spaces into convection ovens. 

Oh. We were getting cooked.

Summer heat. Image by Karthik Swarnkar on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

My mother

One of the strongest, most determined women I know. And funny. My mother. 

A devoted follower of Christ. And gifted teacher. Mom and grandmother (Nani).

Countless are the ways her life impacts mine. And every time I try to put it down on paper, I fall short of words. 

But we’re celebrating her 90th birthday this week.

So, here goes. Some personal thoughts and memories. 

O give thanks to the Lord, Mom. Great things He has done!

My mother. 2021.