When pain, disappointment, or doubt go unspoken, they often resurface as cynicism, sarcasm, or self-protection. In this story, Simon shares how honesty (first with God, and then with others) became a doorway to healing, humility, and rediscovering faith in the middle of our brokenness.

Simon Levell works at MiKashBoks, a digital, social finance platform that makes banking services more accessible to the people of Sierra Leone . He lives in West London with his family.