I have an exciting opportunity today to review four books AND give them away! The first one is the one that broke my heart for India. India is a country of more than 1.25 billion people.* I’ll be honest; I cannot begin to imagine what one-and-a-quarter BILLION people looks like. Even more, I find it […]
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If you’re looking for engaging ways to teach your children about India and Nepal, I’m sharing a roundup of resources today over on Christian Childrens’ Authors. Don’t forget to leave us your thoughts in the comments! Teaching Kids About India and Nepal
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Imagine watching everything you own be washed away by floodwaters and mud. Close to one million people in India and Burma (Myanmar) don’t have to imagine it. In some of the worst flooding since Cyclone Nargis in 2008, around 300 people have been killed and thousands displaced, left without homes, belongings, crops, or churches. Disease
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I always loved animals as a child (especially dogs!). Now as an adult I am fascinated by the incredible intricacies that God fashioned each one with-whether tools to survive in the Arctic ice or the Arabian desert. Why not use what we’ve discovered as adults to spark the fire of curiosity in children and help
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Ever since I first read about camels coming in handy in India, I’ve been intrigued. When I think of camels caravanning across the desert, I think of the Middle East, not India. But I have discovered that camels are used in northern Rajasthan to navigate the desert terrain, some of the hottest and driest in
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Chances are we walk past them every day, people who are alone with fears and burdens we’re unaware of. Every one of them needs to know that God loves them and values them far above rubies. The need is the same whether you pass the person in the United States at Wal-Mart or on her
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I love road trips! I love to see new things and meet new people. I love to go exploring with my family. I have a few jobs when we travel, however. The first thing I do is pray. While the driver (not me, because I get lost in parking lots!) has to concentrate on which
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Ever since last Saturday, the eyes of the world have been on a small country sandwiched between China and India. Daily, it seems, the number of those who have died as a result of the last week’s earthquake climbs. It was over 7,000 when I saw it today. Numbers can be overwhelming, but certain numbers
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How would you feel if you knew there was a Book out there that could help you understand how to live? What would you do if the Book that held the answers to the most important questions in life was written in a language you couldn’t understand? Approximately 209 million people face those questions every
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If you’re new to the Exploring with Jake series, be sure to read the introduction. Have you ever wanted to search for buried treasure? I have! Our Sunday School teacher told us this morning that we’re going to spend the next few Sundays learning about an island named Sri Lanka where they really do have
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