Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Sep 1, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    IS THIS THE LIFE I WANT? 
"I look in on my children as they sleep at night, [and] I think of the kind of father I want to be. I want to create moments of magic, I want them to remember laughing until the tears flow ... I want to have slow, sweet talks with them as they’re getting ready to close
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
                
                
                
                    During the 19th century more than half of the infants died in their first year of life from a disease called marasmus, a Greek word meaning “wasting away.”  As late as the 1920’s …the death rate for infants under one year of age in various U.S. foundling institutions was close to 100%!  Dr. Henry
                    
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                    A true story of how my close relative's urgent financial need was met by God's Providence!
Dear friends, Jesus is same yesterday, today & forever (Hebrews 13:8). Oh how many personal experiences I have had and oh how many true accounts I have heard from God’s servants of the Almighty using
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 23, 2013
                
                
                
                    THE OBEDIENCE OF GLADYS AYLWARD
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China, during the 1930s as a young woman she left her home in England and sailed to China. Here she opened a home for orphaned children who'd been left to starve or wander the streets. When the Japanese invaded China, Gladys was forced
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    ILLUSTRATION : Unity: Members of the body of Christ are truly dependant on one another.
Three Indonesian mothers, Eti , Rebekka, and Ratna, were imprisoned two years ago for teaching Muslim children in their Sunday School. 
Prison was shocking, discouraging and very hard at first. One of the women
                    
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                    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
                
                
                
                    Boyce Mouton – in “A tribute to my mother” – “Though we were poor, by contrast with modern children, I was raised In the lap of luxury. I was blessed to have a mother whose main ambition in life was to raise her family. During my childhood years I had no interest in shiny new cars and plush carpet,
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
                
                
                
                    The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences.
	Last week I found a very
                    
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                    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Nov 10, 2008
                
                
                
                    Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. But he decided to start an
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009
                
                
                
                    GIVING: GEORGE MULLER
George Muller pastored his first church at the age of 25 (1830) and was paid $275.00 a year.  He learned through the next five years to trust God for His provision.
George Muller began a ministry in 1835 for orphaned children based entirely upon God for support.  April, 1836
                    
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                    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 26, 2025
                
                
                
                    
God's Ultimate Protection - Psalm 91
Judy Anderson grew up as a missionary kid in Zaire. As a little girl, she went to a day-long rally celebrating the 100th anniversary of Christian missionaries coming to that part of the country. After a full day of messages and music, an old man came
                    
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                    Contributed by Henry Maxey on Jan 3, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Truett Cathy, founder or Chick-fil-A shows he know what Jesus Would Do.  Since 1948 he has lost millions of dollars because he will not have the restaurants open on Sunday.  He has cared for children by developing the foster home system called WinShape Homes. His favorite truisms is "It’s easier to
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 24, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    She cooked the breakfast first of all,
Washed the cups and plates.
Dressed the children and made sure
Stockings all were mates.
Combed their hair and made their beds,
Sent them our to play;
Gathered up their motley toys,
Put some books away.
Dusted chairs and mopped the stairs,
Ironed an hour or
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Jun 6, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    GOD'S WORK IN GOD'S WAY
Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning...He sustained 3 million Israelites in the
                    
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