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What if the first step toward healing is simply learning how to develop a kind heart? After many years living and working in Thailand, we have come to appreciate how people value harmony in relationships. From a young age, children are taught to be nice. They are encouraged to smile,…
I am a good person. I treat people well, I don’t harm others, and I lend a helping hand when I can. I believe that as long as we do more good than bad, we will be okay. My name is George. I am in my 20s and work as…
“Jennifer is taking a shower. Please knock the door 😊” the note said. I first spied the note, handwritten on a faded, yellow Post-it, as we moved into the missionary housing provided for us at the Tokuyama church. A couple of things in the note stood out to me. First,…
“We won’t be around in the village tomorrow,” said a fit-looking woman from Ama. “Oh, why not?” I asked. “We are going to make saksak,” replied a handful of other women with remarkable muscle tone and hands as tough as leather. “Can I come with you?” I asked eagerly. And…
Some of the most powerful moments in Scripture began with something surprisingly simple: a father saying, “Go,” and placing bread into his son’s hands. Jacob once sent Joseph to check on his brothers. That journey led to storehouses filled with grain that saved whole nations during a famine. Jesse sent…
I have felt the absence of close, godly friendships around me many times. Because of the nature of the work I do, I travel extensively across countries, cultures and sometimes continents. I am rarely in one place long enough to build the kind of consistent relationships that grow through shared…
Every time I read a story by or about a child or youth who unreservedly loves and serves God, my heart soars into the clouds, feeling ten times lighter and, almost without fail, I pray that he or she will continue to be filled with the Holy Spirit and allow…
Hi. My name is Verity, and my favorite thing to do is go swimming in the river with all my friends. I also enjoy playing soccer, bumping a volleyball back and forth, sitting around and talking, and oh, I really enjoy holding babies. Other things I enjoy are playing in…
As most kids do, I like to play, and I have learned that even in play, you can make a difference and influence those around you to have better behavior, or you can change your behavior and behave like them. In other words, you can be a thermometer that adjusts…
“I want to come here every week for church!” 6-year-old River exclaimed. River was wet from head to toe, with little drips of water running down his legs and pooling around his feet. His clothes were as soggy as he was, but he didn’t mind. We had our Sabbath Bible…