Stories of Andrews: Main

José Bourget

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on January 21, 2020
Two of my favorite things growing up were reading Bible stories and memorizing Bible verses. Weird, I know! But these two activities were associated with an experience of belonging, creativity and words of affirmation. ... read more

Alayne Thorpe

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on April 29, 2019
My earliest memories are all connected to education—my father, a fifth/sixth grade teacher, teaching his students and working with those who needed extra instruction, my mother baking cookies for his classroom, my father taking his class on a... read more

Tony Yang

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on April 18, 2019
What do you do when God doesn’t answer your prayer? I confess that I usually take the standard two-step approach: 1) I convince myself that it must not be God’s will ... read more

Jephthah Ndlovu

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on January 23, 2019
One of my earliest childhood memories is the fire in my belly to become a pilot. I had never boarded an airplane or visited an airport, but I was, interestingly, inspired by the birds that I’d see flying... read more

Christian Guana-Jarrin

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on December 10, 2018
Being raised as a Roman Catholic in Ecuador was just part of the norm or tradition, and bearing a name that friends used to make fun of at times while in primary school was just something that did... read more

Newton Hoilette

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on November 2, 2018
My life really started in high school in Jamaica. I was in an Anglican school at the time and determined to be a doctor; I would have been like Albert Schweitzer if my mother had her wishes. But... read more

Ale Pineda

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on October 23, 2018
High school was ending, and I had to make a decision to go to college somewhere. It was hard to decide because I was so comfortable where I was. I had a solid group of friends, I was... read more

Tanya Thomas

   Stories of Andrews: Main | Posted on October 1, 2018
I was a broken, lost soul with very little support and no real family. It was God’s divine power and love that saved me just when I needed it the most. When I found out that I was... read more