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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
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The Spring Burst Forth
Minnie is Rama's right hand worker, but even she is surprised when Rama decides not only to build a church, but to use only the stones left from when they dug wells for water. Thirteen wells continue to fill despite an on-going drought. Each well has a name. The first well was Patience. Rama expected to strike water, and she did. Now Rama reaches for a greater miracle. She will build a church and fill it with believers. Minnie looks at Rama's plans, and thinks the church is too small. "Then we'll build another," Rama says. Who would have thought the 8-year-old girl beginning her lessons 33 years before would grow up to found an ashram and build a church?
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“Minnie, we’re going to step out in faith.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“It’s time to build a proper stone church for Mukti. It will give the villagers jobs and keep the girls busy carrying materials. Everyone will realize how blessed Mukti is.”
“Well,” Minnie laughed, “God gave us plenty of stones. We still have piles from the last building project.”
“Those aren’t the right stones. We’ll use the stones left from digging our wells. Minnie, you look confused.”
“Even after all this time you still surprise me. What’s the difference between one stone and another? What’s special about the stones from the wells?”
Rama shook her head.
“Did you forget God’s miracle at the well named Patience? It never runs dry. Not once. God told me where to dig. When the workers claimed there was no water, I told them to dig deeper. And the spring burst forth.
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