Connect With God’s World:
Bhil Children at Play
In the last journal, you watched a video about the Bhil, an unreached tribal (animistic) people group in northern India (if you missed the video, find it here). With your family, learn to play a game popular among Bhil children--Sitolia (sih-tohl-ee-yah)! Cultural Activity: Although Bhil children work very hard around the house and in the…
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Connect With God’s World:
Meet the Bhil
Help your family embrace God’s love for the world. Watch and discuss this video together to learn about the Bhil, one of the largest tribal (animistic) groups in northern India. Afterwards, pray that this unreached people group would come to know Jesus. Watch: Watch Bhil Kids with your family. Discuss: Bhil children work very hard…
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Live Out God’s Work:
Welcoming International Students Into Our Family
In 2005 my family and I moved to a university town in the mid-south. Having lived in urban settings my whole life, this was a culture shock for me in some ways. The diversity of cultures I was used to seeing was not as evident. However, I learned about a program at the university that…
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Discover God’s Word:
Open Doors, Equal Access
When we consistently use a “God-sized” lens to share God’s Word with our family, it broadens our children’s understanding of who God is and how He acts in our world. It also changes how our children view themselves, their blessings, and their purpose. Sharing the Bible with our children through a “God-sized” lens does not…
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Explore:
Diwali
Exploring traditions from other cultures is one way to expand your family’s view of the world and cultivate a heart for the peoples that God loves. Learn about Diwali (duh-VAH-lee), the Festival of Lights, an important celebration across India and the HIndu world. Every fall, Indian families look forward to Diwali, the biggest holiday of…
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Connect with God’s World:
Take Aim for High Altitude Adventures
In the last journal, you read a story about Yeshey (YEH-shee) and his family (if you missed the story, find it here). They are Bhutanese (Boo-tah-NEEZ), an unreached Buddhist people group in Bhutan. Enjoy learning about Bhutan’s national pastime with your family. Cultural Activity: Mini Bows and Arrows Celebrate Bhutan’s favorite sport, archery. Every village…
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Connect with God’s World:
Meet the Bhutanese
Help your family embrace God’s love for the world. Read this story together to learn about and pray for the Bhutanese (Boo-tah-NEEZ), an unreached people group in Bhutan. Come with me to a mountainous kingdom tucked in the Himalayas, where strings of colorful Buddhist prayer flags flutter on high, craggy passes. In cities and villages…
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Discover God’s Word:
Wrong-Way Jonah
When we consistently use a “God-sized” lens to share God’s Word with our family, it broadens our children’s understanding of who God is and how He acts in our world. It also changes how our children view themselves, their blessings, and their purpose. Sharing the Bible with our children through a “God-sized” lens does not…
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For You and Your Children:
Families and Generations
Who is your God? Several times, God identified Himself as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Not the God of the sun, moon and stars, the God of mercy, grace, and forgiveness, or the only true God. He was all of those things, but the identity of the nation of Israel was wrapped up…
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Live Out God’s Work:
What I Learned From Being Sent
My eyes fluttered as a strange sound drew me out of a peaceful sleep. It took a moment for my mind to engage and for me to identify the sound as the Islamic call to prayer, echoing through the neighborhood as the sun prepared to rise. I lay there for a moment, detached from reality.…