Connect With God’s World:
Speak Like the Kazakhs
Note to Parents: In the last journal, you read a story about Zamira and her family (If you missed the story, find it here). They are Kazakhs, an unreached people group in Central Asia. What language do most Kazakhs speak? To find out, do the following cultural activity with your family. Cultural Activity: Zamira…
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Connect With God’s World:
Meet the Kazakhs
Note to Parents: Help your family embrace God’s love for the world. Read this story together to learn about and pray for the Kazakhs, a people group in Central Asia. Come with me to the capital city of Kazakhstan, where giant skyscrapers tower over giraffe and elephant topiaries, bubbling fountains, and plazas carpeted with brightly…
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Explore:
Mid-Autumn Festival of China
Note to Parents: 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 the Mid-Autumn Festival, an important holiday in China. On September 24, many people across China will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Held each year during the…
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Starting With Me
The sound of birds chirping filled the upper-level room. A light breeze blew through the window, bringing relief from the morning heat. Down below, the streets were teeming with travelers going to and fro and shop owners preparing their stands. Day 2 of the Big Story Training in Abuja, Nigeria was about to commence. As…
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What Can Happen When you Set the Course
One year ago, I shared a story of an impactful trip to Malawi where I met a family whose eternal perspective set the course for their everyday moments. This family, the Kachalas, had a passion to reach the nations, and they desired to see the 2.7 billion unreached people on earth come to know Jesus.…
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Raising Children Committed to Reconciliation
Hatred has been with us ever since Adam and Eve sinned. From the first civilization, one way hatred has manifested itself is through racism. Because of this, an essential aspect of Christian parenting is equipping our children bring the love of Jesus and His gospel into this world filled with racial hatred. The first Christians…
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Seeds of Song
I recently had the joy of meeting Jan, a church planter in Indonesia. She shared of unreached villages that experienced Jesus for the first time, and she explained that she had come to anticipate miraculous stories from her co-workers. It had become common for unreached villages to see God move among them, and Jan was…
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Prayer Uprising: Children in His Story Part 5
Boys and girls have simple faith that is reflected in their prayers. God used one group of young prayer warriors to set in motion a chain of events that brought sweeping revival to Central Europe, ultimately launching the modern-missionary era. The year was 1707. The place was Silesia. In this region, now part of modern-day…
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Help Wanted: Families
Are you tired of keeping up with the Joneses? Can you relate to flawed Bible characters from Abraham to Paul? Have wealth, power, or fame proved empty or unsatisfying? Do you wish to experience a deeper faith and not only see, but also join God at work in blessing the peoples of the world? This…
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Parenting with Multi-Generational Vision
Sometimes, as parents, it feels like simply surviving until the end of the day is the pinnacle of success. The daily demands of family life can be overwhelming and it is easy to become discouraged. I want to encourage you to shift your focus from the chaos and pressures in your life right now, and…