by International Samaritan | Apr 17, 2025 | Weekend Reflections
In Jamaica, the Easter season starts with a public holiday on Ash Wednesday. For our program director in Jamaica, Sonja Robinson, and her family, that Ash Wednesday church service is the first of many they’ll attend during Lent. “It’s a very religious time for us,”... by International Samaritan | Apr 10, 2025 | Weekend Reflections
In my home in Guatemala, Holy Week doesn’t start on the calendar, it begins with a scent. My mom always says her favorite childhood memory of Holy Week, Semana Santa, is the smell of corozo and incense. It’s a fragrance found in streets adorned in purple and... by International Samaritan | Apr 3, 2025 | Weekend Reflections
Zenebe grew up with his parents, aunt, sister, and brothers in a one-room rented home. They had to walk to a community bathroom. They didn’t have beds, so they spread cardboard on the floor to sleep on. Despite their extremely limited finances, Easter was always a...