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David Barker has always loved the Bible, but talking with students in the former communist state of Georgia during the time of perestroika gave him newfound appreciation for his favorite book. After David expressed enthusiasm about sharing something that had been forbidden to his audience for more than 70 years, the students replied, Forbidden? "If we are forbidden to keep or read the Bible," they said, "that is enough to make us do so!" A Christian Science practitioner from Barnstaple, England, David tackles the subject of fear in the Bible in this month's issue (p.

WE HAD BEEN PROMISED A THREE-BEDROOM FLAT IN LAGOS. The landlord had collected our money.

I live in Hamburg, Germany and my friends at school call me "Jojo. " I enjoy horseback riding, playing the guitar, listening to my CDs, and recently I've gotten pretty interested in studying the ancient Maya Indians.

If you'd asked me a few years ago, I probably would have said that Christian Science is just another religion. It didn't really seem practical to me—more like something you only thought about at church on Sundays.

When my husband, scott, and I were preparing to adopt our daughter, Sue Mai, we were told to expect a number of developmental delays because she had spent time in an orphanage. We were assured that this type of delay is common in such children because they do not get the individualized attention and nurturing needed for normal growth and development.

After playing chamber music and solo piano concerts professionally for several years, I was asked to play two important concerts with a well-known musician. I felt that it was a wonderful opportunity, and I accepted it.

After 30 years in the business world, I wanted to be my own boss. My interest in art led me to a career in the restoration of antique procelain.

The hearing loss wasn't so much a surprise as it was a nuisance. In the past, I'd had occasional trouble with my left ear, but every time, through my own prayers and often with the support of a Christian Science practitioner or a close friend, my hearing had been restored fairly quickly.

" With God all things are possible. "   Matt 19:26.

"DAD, WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE. " "I KNOW, DARLIN'.