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Connection
Connection is a daily devotional to encourage women in their faith and life overseas. It brings the Word of God and conversation with sisters into their day-to-day lives.
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Expectations vs Entitlement

January 22, 2025
EXPECTATION Expectations Contentment Trust Hearing God & Understanding His Will
In college, I remember sharing with a friend that I was feeling insecure about how I looked. Her response was kind, but surprised. She explained that she didn’t realize people got insecure after they were in relationships. Since I had a wonderful ...
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  • by CARISSA JOY STRUM
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A Time to Laugh

January 21, 2025
EXPECTATION Connecting with nationals Expectations
Articles and workshops abound on the serious challenges and consequences of unmet, unshared, and unrealistic expectations of living and working abroad. Needed and beneficial. Not quite so prevalent are examples of the humor so often found in these...
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  • by BARBARA KINDSCHI
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Is He Here?

January 20, 2025
EXPECTATION Trust Hope
We’ve all been there. The airport arrival area. It’s such a small space when you think of it, but it encompasses so many emotions. Anticipation and excitement mount as you stand and wait for the arrival doors to open. Passengers start to walk thro...
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On Playing Chopsticks

January 17, 2025
EXPECTATION Reliance Trust Expectations Seeing & not seeing fruit
My mind drifted to two of my most favorite, and the most spectacular, stories this week. 
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  • by JANEL BREITENSTEIN
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