Crossing Barriers

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Christ entered into our reality — not for an afternoon, but for a lifetime — and not just for a time of joy but also for one of pain.

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What’s a Little Chaos on a Compassion Sunday?

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Beverly was not letting a few inconveniences get in the way of children being sponsored. After all, her toilet may have been temporarily out of order, but most of the children she was hoping to get sponsors for don’t even have a toilet.

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Honor Children

Children are not objects of ministry. They are partners in the ministry of God.

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A Child’s Act of Love

One staff member realized that children are the owners of the kingdom of heaven. That understanding fueled her passion to free children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

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Time for a Critical Update?

Any time Jesus said, “I tell you the truth,” He meant, “Listen up! This is really important!” And His message makes clear that unless we make a critical change in our lives, access to His kingdom will never be granted.

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The Goodness of God

If you look carefully, God has sewn a blessing into every day. Some days these blessings are easier to find than others.

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Then God Showed Up…

The phrase “Then God Showed Up” seems to always be preceded by some troubles or a bleak situation… “Then God Showed Up.”

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A Great Finish from a Slow Start

Are you discouraged because the work that God has called you to do is off to a slow start? Remember some of our most wonderful inventions got off to slow starts.

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What Does Financial Sacrifice Look Like?

One family took on the challenge of living on only $2.50 a day for an entire week. They decided to rely on God for every need that surpassed the $2.50 a day.

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Pressing On

It’s hard to press on when you feel abandoned. It’s easy to give in to discouragement, but Paul and Barnabas didn’t do that.

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What is the Value of Your Sponsorship?

Have you considered how much you mean to your sponsored child?

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God’s Preparation for Partnership

Through God’s unique lessons of preparation and perseverance, He uses our lives to accomplish great things for His kingdom. God chooses to allow His children to participate in His plan to restore us to Himself and bring us to eternal fellowship.

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