Miracle

Jesus says, “According to your faith be it done to you.” (Matthew 9:29) As she sat on his lap, the beautiful braids of Marc Gonsalves’ five-year-old daughter danced with the sunshine that embraced his entire family. He gently caressed her innocent face while intense love for his family filled his heart. In an instant, his loving dream vanished as the chilling chorus of screeching tropical birds, insects, and animals of the surrounding jungle announced the dawn of a new day. Darkness mercilessly crept back into his conscious as the pressure of the ten-pound chain locked around neck bit into throat. His entire body ached from the pressure of small box that confined him; the same box that armed terrorists locked him in every night. The stark reality was surreal – he and his friends/colleagues were prisoners in the jungles of... [read full story]