By Scott Bodie

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Ps 23:4.

In 1983, my good friend Paul and I moved from San Diego, California to Tacoma, Washington to start a new Health Bar in a local gym.  This is where I met my future wife, Glennis. We were both in our early 20’s and very physically active, we would frequently run and exercise together. We soon fell in love, and were married in 1984. Glennis already had a son and we were soon to have a daughter.

Deepak Mahtani had everything he ever dreamed of in life: money, a flourishing company, class, and business degrees from Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, and American College, Switzerland. He followed his family’s tradition of serving the Eastern gods and rested assured that he was living life to the fullest.

Born into a Sindhi Indian family, Mahtani grew up learning the Hindu scriptures, attending their services and participating in the rituals that come along with the faith. His father was a businessman from Pakistan who fled to India because of tribal persecution. He settled in Bombay with a few rupees and started a business. Not long afterward, he got on a cargo ship and relocated 6,000 miles to Indonesia.

By May Olusola

Dr. Tai Ikomi sums her life experience as: “Some things are beyond the realm of our understanding to capture.  I have seen signs of my reason for still being alive. One of which is the message of forgiveness based on my latest book, Effective Forgiveness, which I now preach all over the world.  Some have said that if I could forgive the man who killed my husband and three children, they could forgive the person who hurt them so badly... but not to the point of death!”

 There was no feeling in my legs and, as a child; I was in danger of harming myself. When I was two years old my mother and father, after consulting with many doctors at the Children’s Hospital, decided that the best course of action was to have my legs amputated. This insightful decision by my parents allowed me to lead a fairly normal childhood.