Meet our blog writer Elodie Takamiya, French Interpreter and Communications Specialist.
Elodie grew up in France but recently moved to the United States to live with her kindhearted husband, Patrick. She obtained a Master’s Degree in International Communications from the University of Lyon 3 back in 2017 and worked for a couple of news media outlets. Her subjects of choice are relationships, love, and cultural issues. She is passionate about walking with God and trusting him in all aspects of her life.
We live in rural Missouri and have the beauty of nature, of trees, and of fields all around us. Dark, rich, fertile soil is truly something to behold and something we may take for granted. I personally love to get my hands and fingers dirty in the soil when working in my garden or doing ...read more...
I know fully what it feels like to live in the dark, yet I have been drawn to the light. I fully know the pain and weight of not being worthy, of not deserving anything. I know loneliness. I know silent suffering. I know rejection. I know pain. I know remorse. I know the feeling ...read more...
“It is about serving. It is about making a difference.” An expectant mother pushes our clinic’s door open. She might have a smile on her face, but her eyes are weary. Full of worry. She knows that her baby is on her way, yet she feels deeply unprepared and lonely. She doesn’t have enough diapers, ...read more...
As we join together to celebrate fathers this weekend, let us also take some time to praise the Father of all: our heavenly Father. In His divine perfection and wisdom, God gave us clear guidelines for fatherhood because He knew that as sinful creatures, we would need it. When we apply His commandments, we see ...read more...
Fear is everywhere. I experience it regularly in my own life. I’m afraid of not having enough time, afraid of what people think of me. Working at Lifeline in itself was scary because although I love to write, I didn’t know if I would do a good job at writing in English, which is my ...read more...
