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Rachel Jones

A Widow’s Generous Poverty
Spiritual Growth

A Widow’s Generous Poverty

ByRachel Jones January 1, 2022December 31, 2021

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 of malnutrition her children’s hair…

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I Don’t Want to Just Be Nice
Lifestyle

I Don’t Want to Just Be Nice

ByRachel Jones February 1, 2021January 31, 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…

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