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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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What Your MK May Not Tell You

May 26, 2026
FAMILY Balancing ministry, family, & life Being a woman in ministry Raising kids cross-culturally
The “flock among [me]” occasionally felt overwhelming in Africa. Need was everywhere. Where did my “flock” start and stop?
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  • by JANEL BREITENSTEIN
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Is He Worthy?

May 25, 2026
FAMILY Expectations
The first time I heard this song by Andrew Peterson, I didn’t care for it. The question/response format set to music did not appeal to or pull me in. It didn’t make me feel as warm and fuzzy as many other songs have. Please don’t tell Andrew Peter...
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Nothing in Common

May 22, 2026
FAMILY Feeling connected to those back home
“I don’t get it,” I said to my husband of two weeks as we drove away from the first family reunion I’d ever experienced. His extended family was huge and totally opposite of mine. I had only one aunt and uncle and when we added another two chairs ...
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Experiencing the Fruit of the Spirit in Our Families

May 21, 2026
FAMILY Balancing ministry, family, & life Marriage Reflecting God
Family can be such a joy one moment and then be a source of contention the next. One minute you feel so blessed to have them and in another minute because of what someone says or does, one can feel so shut down by the very family they feel blessed...
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  • by O. SHEREE JACOBS
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