Birds Who Pray

Colombian in New York


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She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar...
Well almost. Reverend Yamily Bass-Choate was a waitress in a Mississippi restaurant  when she met her husband-to-be Horace. They trained at seminary together, became part of each other's ministries and now, after 35 years of marriage, they're battling his dementia together.

This, while Yamily continues her role as liaison for global mission at the Diocese of New York. It is perhaps the perfect job for a woman who started life in Colombia, before moving to Venezuela and finally settling in the USA.

Nobody said it would be easy but Yamily's natural optimism and faith see her through.

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Birds Who PrayBy Watts Where