No Fear

<p>No Fear is about my decision to relinquish my total being to God when I was young. An inner voice—God’s voice—had become a permanent part of me speaking to me and advising me in times of trouble and danger.</p><p>My father was born in Haiti and could not provide any religious support to me and my siblings. However my mother who is also Haitian a Christian and an advocate of prayer pushed and encouraged me to grow closer to God through prayer.</p><p>While I was a high school student almost thirty years ago thank God my inner voice—God’s voice—spoke loudly and clearly to my conscious being. As I was heading into the girls’ locker room to change for tennis practice all of a sudden I heard my inner voice command me to leave the school building. At the entrance I encountered a teenage boy standing there who violently grabbed my arm and was trying to pull down his pants with his other hand. I kicked him hard in his groin which forced him to the ground. I was free.</p><p>Years later when I was a Peace Corps volunteer working in Guinea West Africa the government compound where I was living was attacked by an angry mob seeking revenge on a political figure whom they believed was corrupt. The night before my inner voice—God’s voice—instructed me to pack a small bag. I escaped unharmed.</p>