How to pray for your sponsored child
Have you ever struggled to pray for your sponsored child? You know you should, but praying for someone you’ve never met and have little in common with can be difficult. If you need some inspiration, try thinking about your sponsored child in a new way. Why not pray...
Connecting with your sponsored child is as easy as 1, 2
Does trying to build a relationship with a child living thousands of miles away sound overwhelming? For a lot of us, we don’t go beyond the $35 monthly gift in our sponsorship commitment. Writing letters, sending gifts, and trying to actually get to know our sponsored...
3 ways to deepen your relationship with your sponsored child
Whether it’s around the world or around the corner multiculturalism is thriving. And while being exposed to other cultures broadens our worldview, it also can be intimidating if you don’t know exactly what’s acceptable and what’s not. For instance, in some Middle...
A better New Year’s resolution
It’s that time again — time to set goals for the year ahead and to look back at 2016’s goals to see if you accomplished them. You’ll probably make a lot of resolutions this year that you’ve made before. Maybe you’ll resolve to lose weight, learn a new skill, or start...
Two babies born on Christmas Day
On Christmas Day, Christians around the world look back in celebration of Christ’s birth and His gift of salvation. But during Advent — the four weeks leading up to Christmas — Christians look ahead in expectation of Christ’s second coming. Advent season is a time of...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.