Sign Pen from Germany

On the 3rd day of the Book Fair, my sister Aie, who just arrived from a meeting in Germany, came to the New Day Publishers' booth to give me a special sign pen. She brought it all the way from the venue of her meeting—the Bethel Mission, a huge haven for PWD (persons with disability).


“This pen should belong to you, instead of me,” she said. It was a gift to her from Bethel Mission, but she bequeathed it to me because, “It came from the sanctuary of people flying on broken wings.”

Trust Aie to think of perfect gifts.

Those who came to the booth that day and got their books signed, now have in their possession a scrawled message in ink from that special place, halfway across the globe, which nurtures those who are living with a physical disability.


With my new sign pen, my own “Flying on Broken Wings” seems like a step, small though it may be, in fulfilling my new dream of a similar sanctuary for PWD in this country—a Bethel Mission “twin,” which can house, educate, care for, and give PWD jobs that will make them marvel at the abundance of grace.