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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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Am I Supposed to Do It All On My Own?

July 17, 2026
RELIANCE Abide Burn out Dependence
I’ve bought the lie, not just once but multiple times. The book of Romans (Romans 12:2) tells us we need our mind to be transformed, and that’s a continual need, a continual practice. Many of our cultures whisper and even shout that we need to be ...
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  • by RACHEL HENDRIKSON
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"Road" to Joy

July 16, 2026
RELIANCE Serving joyfully Burn out Self-care
Sometimes overseas, I felt like a stretched-out rubber band. I felt the loss of any emotional elasticity to pop back into place, to be okay again.
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  • by JANEL BREITENSTEIN
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When Healing Doesn't Come

July 15, 2026
RELIANCE Grief, loss, & depression Health issues on the field Infertility Dependence
Three years ago, I began having chronic migraines–the kind of chronic that would last for weeks on end. I would gather with friends, those I was discipling/mobilizing, and my own family with what felt like needles in my forehead, nausea flooding m...
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Control Freaks Anonymous

July 14, 2026
RELIANCE Trust Discouragement Dependence
Hi, my name is Mandy, and I’m a control freak. Anyone else?
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