Alcira Lafferty - author at blog.bible

Alcira Lafferty

Alcira Lafferty serves as an International Senior Specialist at American Bible Society and will celebrate six years of service on November 28, 2017. She is fluent in Spanish and has a background in French. Alcira was born in Cuba, grew up in the Boston area and has a degree in Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. She has a son and a daughter.

Discovering My Mother’s Courage in the Stories of Scripture
May 8th, 2017

Discovering My Mother’s Courage in the Stories of Scripture

Alcira Lafferty

My mother had a penchant for storytelling. I remember the stories she told my brother and me when we were small to soothe our wounded hearts after some childhood disappointment. Through times when we experienced academic trials, difficulties with friends, and lost love, my mother always encouraged us. She ...

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