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A Loving, Lasting Difference

This past weekend, Pastor Dave gave a message on how we can all grow, move, and give during this year’s Celebration of Hope. We can all grow in our awareness of others who are less fortunate or...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 9

Our Wheaton campus partners with J.U.S.T. Ministries on a program called Storytime. This program not only provides free kids books to the children of inmates, but it gives inmates an opportunity...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 8

A Save the Children survey of 13,500 students aged 11–17 across 46 countries showed that 8 in 10 felt that they were learning little or nothing at all through distance learning, and 80% of...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 7

Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” The word meek is difficult to translate into English and, therefore, often misunderstood by English readers. Biblical...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 6

At the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, Questscope, one of our technical partners, has developed and implemented a program called Barefoot counseling. The program is led by Syrian refugees and...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 5

According to the UN Refugee Agency, while many assume Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common mental health struggle for refugees, depression and anxiety are actually the most...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 4

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Globally, there have been about 3 million deaths due to COVID. As you meet with God in prayer, ask for empathy to...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 3

Like many countries during the global pandemic, the Dominican Republic issued a mandate to close non-essential businesses, but many people in the D.R. are day laborers. Suddenly, these workers had no...
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Value, Believe, & Love

This past weekend, guest speaker John Maxwell kicked off Celebration of Hope with a message called “Change Your World.” While giving his message, John quoted advice his father had given...