Guard the EAR Gate! Welcome to DAY 23 of the 40-Day Mission-Minded FAMILY CHALLENGE! Today’s focus is GUARDING the EAR GATE of your home, especially regarding the music and words that you allow into your home. C’mon . . . Take the Challenge! Recommended Mission Resources: Inn of the Sixth Happiness and Chariots of Fire […]
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The Challenge: DAY 23 – Guard the Gates! #3
The Challenge: DAY 22 – Guard the Gates! #2
Guarding the EYE Gate Welcome to DAY 22 of the 40-Day Mission-Minded FAMILY CHALLENGE! Today’s focus is GUARDING the EYE GATE of your home, especially regarding media and movies. Godly integrity and personal moral character is necessary at all times, even during “off” times of relaxation. A mission-minded family surrenders everything to the Lord, and […]
The Challenge: DAY 21 – Guard the Gates! #1
Stop it at the DOOR! Welcome to DAY 21 of the 40-Day Mission-Minded FAMILY CHALLENGE! Our focus is the necessity of “Guarding the Gates” of our homes – to guard what comes in through various entry points, such as the EYE gate, EAR gate, MOUTH gate (thoughts and words), and other influences. Looking at Numbers […]
Recommended Family Mission Books
Operation World Probably the best mission resource to help you pray for every country in the world. It includes current information and statistics from a Christian viewpoint. Window on the World Also check out the new children’s version of Operation World. It’s an incredible full-color book with photographs and information on over 100 people groups […]
Chapter 1 – The Mission-Minded Family
Releasing Your Family to God’s Destiny (Here’s a sample chapter for you to enjoy from Ann’s book, The Mission-Minded Family) God has a destiny for your family. He has an individual plan for each member, as well as a “corporate” purpose for you as a family unit. God will help you, as parents, to train […]
Kid Orphan Sponsor Featured on TV News
KELOLife Television in Aberdeen, South Dakota ran a feature about one of Harvest Ministry’s sponsors, an energetic 10-year-old, named Ethan, who’s been selling lemonade (for three years!!!) to support his orphan friend, Allan, in Uganda. Ethan really takes his sponsorship commitment seriously! It was a sweet news clip . . . and a blessing! Lemonade […]
Raising Missionaries – by Laurel Diacogiannis
“We didn’t make a plan to raise up missionaries; we made a plan to raise up children who joyfully love and serve our Lord. Whether He calls them to the military, to missions, to teaching, to the pastorate … it doesn’t matter. Really … ALL we have wanted for our children (career wise) is for […]
Mission-Minded Passports
Are you considering international travel, or taking a family mission trip? Click here for a fun article on Mission-Minded Families: Passports for Missions: Craft Passports Just for Fun! Real Passports Just in Case!
When I grow up . . .
A mission-minded child may want to become a missionary–or a teacher or a doctor or a newspaper reporter or a state governor or a pastor or a businessperson or an airplane pilot or an author or a florist or a mother–as long as its what God wants. Photo: For 12-year-old mission-minded Caela Dunagan’s first MISSION […]
The Challenge: DAY 15 – Prayer #5
Families who PRAY! Welcome to DAY 15 of the 40-Day Mission-Minded FAMILY CHALLENGE! Today’s video will challenge you to pray together as a family – real and honest before God – relying on His righteousness and grace, not your own works. C’mon . . . Take the Challenge! Recommended Mission Resource: Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness Missionary […]