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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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Welcome In

April 20, 2026
HOSPITALITY Finding community Spiritual wellness Isolation & loneliness
Today in church, our pastor was preaching about Gospel-focused churches and welcoming people into church. He said that a couple once told him that whenever they saw new people coming into church with that “deer in the headlights” look, they consid...
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  • by CARISSA JOY STRUM
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Packing Light, Staying Long

April 17, 2026
LONGEVITY Obedience
I remember feeling like I was drinking from a firehose during our 8-week orientation before heading overseas. I wrestled with information overload. Thankfully, I kept good notes to review later.
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  • by ROBIN LEE COVINGTON
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For the Long Haul

April 16, 2026
LONGEVITY Burn out Spiritual wellness Purpose
“Eternal life.” How many times have we heard those two words together? Sometimes they become so familiar that I forget their transformative power. Looking in my ESV study notes for today’s verse, I found the idea of “realized eschatology,” the fac...
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  • by CARISSA JOY STRUM
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Are You a Lifer? And Other Ways to Fake Faithfulness

April 15, 2026
LONGEVITY Expectations Obedience Purpose Abide Transitions
Maybe you’ve heard global workers refer to “lifers”—people likely to remain in their host country the rest of their lives. Maybe it’s spoken with a little awe, or a “wow”-level, respectful shake of the head. Maybe people cite global workers of the...
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  • by JANEL BREITENSTEIN
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