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Dec 2, 20243 min read
Joy when life disappoints
Life has not always been easy. I have deep scars from childhood and my divorce, yet as I look back I can never doubt God’s mercy. His love i
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Dec 8, 20202 min read
Hope in the midst of tragedy
Catherine's story Catherine Barker can still picture 7-year-old Samuel’s “jaunty run.” With arms outstretched, jacket flying and rain...
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
A Christmas Miracle (NHS Worker)
We are all full of admiration for the NHS workers and their wonderful efforts over the last year. That is certainly true of the frontline...
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
FROM ABERFAN TO THE CHRISTMAS TABLE
There are certain events that are etched into the consciousness of a nation, and the Aberfan tragedy is one of those for us in Wales....
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Apr 14, 20207 min read
Freedom, purpose and self-esteem – life at university
When Rebecca Gethin arrived at Bangor university, she had little idea what to expect. A new period of life, new friends and an...
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Apr 14, 20207 min read
Trystan's Story
"I can testify that the clinical depression I experienced was as much of an illness as the cancer I had suffered." Here Trystan Hallam is...
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Apr 14, 20204 min read
Farming in the blood...
A conversation with Aled Jones, Hendy Farm, Llanfaglan near Caernarfon. Aled, you’re a very busy man, running the family farm. Tell us a...
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Apr 14, 20208 min read
Megan's Story
To look at her today you would hardly be aware of the battles that Megan has had to face. She is made of stern stuff, this young girl...
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Apr 7, 20208 min read
Faith in the face of death - David's story
This article was originally published in 2016. David Ollerton died less than a year later in March 2017, and we’re re-publishing the...
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Mar 31, 202010 min read
Life is a Rollercoaster - the story of ex-footballer Kristian Dimond
The story of ex-footballer Kristian Dimond
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Mar 30, 20208 min read
Love in Action - Working in Moldova with Vulnerable People
The closest that most of us have probably ever been to the iron curtain and communism in Eastern Europe during the ‘70s and ‘80s are the...
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Mar 30, 20203 min read
From Bare Knuckle Fighter to Sunday School Teacher
A Changed Life - The Story of Wayne Probert I had a hard life growing up. I was bullied in school, and my best friend died. At 21, I lost...
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Mar 30, 20205 min read
Eilir's Story
In last year’s edition of ‘Holi’ we interviewed Aled Jones, the vice-president of NFU Wales and dairy farmer from Caernarfon. This year,...
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Mar 30, 20204 min read
Healing the Broken Hearted
How God is using a Bible-based trauma healing course to help heal people around the world. They say that familiarity breeds contempt....
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Mar 30, 20209 min read
No Turning Back - A story from Aberfan
In 2016 we remembered 50 years since the terrible tragedy in Aberfan, South Wales, where hundreds of tons of coal waste and soil came...
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Mar 30, 20203 min read
Sara's Story
Life doesn't always work out the way we expect. Things can suddenly change, sometimes for better sometimes for worse. Here, Sara Webster,...
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Mar 30, 20208 min read
Appearances can be deceptive - Dai's story
The fight against human trafficking and slavery in Wales Appearances can be deceptive. Here I am in one of the many trendy coffee shops...
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Mar 26, 20203 min read
Explore Spirituality
We live in interesting times. Spirituality seems to have been taken out of the public domain, yet there is an increasing interest in the...
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Mar 26, 20203 min read
Greenish - Mari's story
It’s impossible to ignore the increasing coverage that the environment is getting in the media, and it’s good to see that our country is...
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