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News of Comfort and Joy

This post was written by Leann Woelk, a member of the INCM Blog team. As I sit in my living room and admire the Christmas decorations, I am reminded of how much I love words on pictures and tabletop accessories. Dotted throughout my Christmas decor…

Peace in Practice

This post was written by Ana Zugheri, a member of the INCM Blog team. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33…

Hope Has a Name

This post was written by Christie Penner Worden, a member of the INCM Blog team. “Hope has a name.” I’ve seen this phrase a lot lately. Not nearly as often as I have seen evidence of hopelessness in this season, I’m afraid. In our clamoring…

How to Grow Intentional Gratitude

This post was written by Cera Talamantes, a member of the INCM Blog team. “Being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.” (Colossians 2:7) I love this time of year. The weather…

It Started with a Shoebox Gift: Children Share Christ with Their Friends in Botswana

This post was written by Samaritan’s Purse, a partner of INCM. Young people are becoming powerful Gospel witnesses in their rural communities. Peniel, 11, wants to be a doctor when she’s older so she can help people who are suffering. “I want to help people…

3 Questions to Ask Families You Serve

You have likely sent out surveys, emails, social media posts, text messages, and physical mail to the families you serve within the past few months. You might have ramped up your YouTube presence, and you might have wondered if a carrier pigeon would be effective…

Listening to God in Uncertainty

This post was written by Kim Hudson, a member of the INCM Blog team. Most mornings I start my day drinking a steaming cup of black coffee while enjoying the view of the pond just outside my back door. Delightful ducks swim, Canadian geese circle…

4 Ways to Make Meaningful Connections with Other Children’s Ministry Leaders

All the coffee shops were closed due to COVID-19 and gentle rain had soggied my patio furniture outside. So four leaders gathered in my living room, three in person and one on Zoom. This was the reality of May. Our monthly local children’s ministry leader…

In Disappointment, Turn to Rest

This post was written by Marta Cortez, a member of the INCM Blog team. Can we just stop and list the disappointments we are all feeling in this season? Our carefully planned goals for 2020 were sidelined. Events we precisely projected and planned had to…