A Widow’s Generous Poverty

A Widow’s Generous Poverty

by | Jan 1, 2022 |

Hibo had no immediate family in Djibouti other than her children. Her husband gave her three kids and HIV and ran off. She had one dead baby and two living. Hibo had her first baby, the one who died, when she was 14. Malnutrition had stunted Hibo’s growth, and because...

I Don’t Want to Just Be Nice

I Don’t Want to Just Be Nice

by | Feb 1, 2021 |

A few years ago I had one goal for the upcoming year in Djibouti and it was, at first glance, a simple goal. I aimed to not be mean. Put positively, I aimed to be nice. Kind. Sweet. Like I said, not mean. At that point, I had lived for nine years in the Horn of...

Rachel Jones
Rachel Pieh Jones writes about life at the crossroads of faith and culture. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Runners World, Deadspin, and more. Her stories are influenced by living in the Horn of Africa, raising Third Culture Kids, and adventurous exploration of the natural world. She is the author of five books, including the award-winning Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa and the Djiboutilicious Cookbook. Her sixth book, Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus, will be published in April 2021.

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