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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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God’s Grace Was a Boat

May 08, 2026
GRACE Trust Reliance Grace
After about 12 hours of non-stop bombing, the panic attacks wouldn’t stop. I couldn’t catch a breath, I couldn’t stop the shaking of my hands, I couldn’t bring my heart rate down. The words of my husband, “you are safe, we are safe” did nothing to...
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  • by NICOLETTE HUTCHERSON
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My Big Mistake

May 07, 2026
GRACE Connecting with nationals Grace Hearing God & Understanding His Will Language learning Reliance
It was God’s grace that I didn’t kill the air conditioner guy.
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When Grace Has Gone

May 06, 2026
GRACE Contentment God’s guidance & direction Grace Hearing God & Understanding His Will Transitions
It was time to leave. I had invested over ten years in this country, but it just wasn't the right place for me anymore. Was I burned out? Had I stopped loving the people I was ministering to? Was I unhappy with the work? No. I simply no longer bel...
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Animal Cracker Grace

May 05, 2026
GRACE Grace
She smiled at me as she walked past, a tiny little girl holding on to her mom with one hand and stuffing animal crackers into her mouth with the other. I smiled back; what a cutie! Suddenly, she dropped her mother’s hand and came running back to m...
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  • by RACHEL MCDONALD YANAC
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