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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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Who Are My People?

November 20, 2025
KNOWN Close friendships overseas Feeling known & understood Feeling connected to those back home Finding community Isolation & loneliness Lack of “home”
Who are my people?
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Fully Known and Fully Loved

November 19, 2025
KNOWN Feeling known & understood Reflecting God Team unity & dynamics
I moved away from family and friends after getting married, and one of the hardest things about the move was the feeling of being unknown. There’s nothing like the feeling of plopping down on the couch next to someone who knows and loves you deepl...
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  • by CARISSA JOY STRUM
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A Staggering Thought

November 18, 2025
KNOWN Connecting with nationals Feeling known & understood
Oftentimes, death is much more commonplace in non-Western countries. Still, it’s ugliness rips color from our world, gripping hearts with fear. When death appeared for the first time in my early childhood, God used it to begin teaching me what it ...
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Lead Me

November 17, 2025
KNOWN Contentment Hearing God & Understanding His Will
“I knew you were going to say that,” my coworker said with a delighted laugh. I smiled. In a land where even my skin tone shouted foreign, it felt good to be partially known. 
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