20 Days About Giving

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Let’s talk about how the next 20 days are going to be different than normal for each of us. Let’s talk about the joys, rewards, effort and difficulty involved with giving. And let’s raise $20,000 for children in need this Christmas.

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Children Are Always a Blessing (Even When You’re Not Expecting Them)

As the country director, Sujitha Siri Kumara dialogues with pregnant and new mothers from our Child Survival Program. With his experience of sleepless nights with twin babies, he is able to identify with their struggles.

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Are You There God? Do You Hear Me?

Excerpted from Compassion Blogger, Emily at With Elephant Grace. Emily won third place for the ‘Dear God’ Blog Month assignment.

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A Very Large Plank

Corrupt regimes oppress their citizens, slave traders, pimps and global corporations. Outrageous. Maddening. Deeply sad. But what corruption lives on in our own hearts?

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It’s About Giving

Let’s paint a complete picture of giving this holiday season and see what we come up with. Let’s see if what we uncover helps connect us more closely to Jesus and helps make giving a part of our everyday lives.

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Total Dependence on God

Genuine relationship with God is more important than any of our leadership skills or theological training.

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Giving Tuesday: Make an Eternal Impact

On Giving Tuesday you can change the life of a child. Give a gift that will have an eternal impact.

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Abiding in the Vine

Jesus warns us that no matter how much we have struggled, perspired, and inspired, we simply must remain in the vine. He is the true vine, the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).

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Like a Palm Tree

God compares us with many things: salt, mustard, light. In Psalm 92, we are compared to palm trees. Why does He do this?

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Obedience: The Key to Our Success

Both obedience and disobedience to the Lord greatly affect our destiny and even that of our dependents and those we serve.

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Happy Thanksgiving

On behalf of the children and God we serve, thank you for the abundant love you share with the world. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Unity and Obedience

In Exodus 24, the Israelites may not have agreed on the details, but they chose to agree on one basic thing: obedience.

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