Insider Scoop – Blog

Paul led Salome and Paxton into the elders' chamber. Salome felt distant as her mind teemed with thoughts. Ever since she left her village, she had been so certain she was going to help these people, it was the right thing to do. Any yet, her father’s eyes shouted...

Amina was able to acquire a small piece of soap. After using it to wash her face and hands, she ran it over to Aunt Mo. Mo insisted that Amina keep it since she was only able to get a small amount, but Amina refused and took off again before Mo could give it back....

Favorite Sacred Writings Passage: Psalm 46:1-3 "Sabaoth is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the...

Seven year old Paxton sat on a tree stump as he held a piece of wood and a whittling knife in his hands. He had been working on the same piece of wood for the past three hours and still couldn't get the design he wanted. The more frustrated he got, the more aggressive...

He paced back and forth, wearing a hole in the floor, as he waited for the door to open. How long had it been? 10, 30, 60 minutes? It was hard to say at this point since time seemed to drip like molasses. Every once in a while he could hear noises from behind the...

Aiden opened his eyes and blinked the sleep out of them. His head was pounding with a headache at the front of his head and he was having a hard time focusing in on his surroundings. The cement underneath him was cold and pressed on his body in all the wrong places....