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Short-term Ministry Opportunities
Growing With Grace Monthly Newsletter
Book Fun Magazine
Make a Purchase; Make a Difference
Free Downloadables
Growing with Grace Newsletter — Leaders’ Edition
Moms’ Connections
Writers’ Links
Women’s Issues
Marriage and Family
Spiritual Growth and Development
Missions/Make a Difference
Books

This is by no means an exhaustive list of resources. It’s just the beginning!

Short-term Ministry Opportunities

My husband and I co-direct International Messengers Canada, an interdenominational ministry that began 28 years ago in the United States. We launched it in our country in 2007. We invite Canadians to participate in short-term volunteer opportunities mostly in Eastern Europe, but also in Uganda. If you’re interested in learning more, visit our website at www.im-canada.ca. Those living in the United States can visit www.im-usa.org.

Growing With Grace Monthly Newsletter

Sign-up for my free monthly e-newsletter titled “Growing With Grace.” You’ll find a devotional to kickstart your month, a free book giveaway, and ideas to expand your influence for Christ.

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Book Fun Magazine

Free online resource for book clubs. Discover new fiction and non-fiction titles and connect with your favorite authors. Read the latest issues.

Make a Purchase; Make a Difference

Have you ever listened to stories of extreme poverty and wondered how you can make a difference? Here’s a great opportunity!

Purchase unique jewelry and home décor handmade in Africa, and you’ll invest in the lives of those who crafted these items. Your purchase provides hope, healing, and prosperity for those steeped in poverty.

Make your purchase; make a difference!

  1. Twigz – Unique Handmade Recycled Pretty Jewelry, Accessories, and Home Decor
  2. Maisha – 100% Genuine Handmade African Designer Jewelry and Accessories

Free Downloadables

These are some of the encouraging free giveaways I’ve mentioned in recent TV and radio interviews. Print a copy for yourself, and feel free to share these with others who will find them encouraging.

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WebTV4Women is an encouraging call-in show for women, with a new episode every week. You can listen to recent episodes here.

Growing with Grace Newsletter — Leaders’ Edition

As a ministry leader, your divinely-appointed task carries the enormous responsibility of leading others in the Truth. Doing this effectively requires your relationship with God to be intimate and growing. It’s my desire to encourage this spiritual growth in your life. As a result, I’ve developed a free periodic newsletter titled Growing with Grace — Leaders’ Edition. It’s short, it’s inspirational, and it’s informative. Be blessed as you read it. And know that you, as a ministry leader, have a special place in my heart.

Subscribe to Growing with Grace Newsletter — Leaders’ Edition by mail.

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Moms’ Connections

Writers’ Links

Women’s Issues

Marriage and Family

Spiritual Growth and Development

Missions/Make a Difference

Human need surrounds us. Rest assured that every little bit we do makes a difference in someone’s life. Here are a few suggestions to get started…

  • Angel Tree – This ministry reaches out to inmates and their families. Show compassion to those who are often overlooked within our own communities.
  • Connecting Streams (Power to Change) – Start a Compass group where you live, learn to share your faith story.
  • Dalit Freedom Network – Learn more about India’s untouchables. Sponsor a child to help him become educated and break free from the poverty cycle.
  • Edmonton Dream Centre – Mentor women coming from crisis situations.
  • Feed the Children – Supply African and Central American school girls with essential feminine hygiene supplies (Feminine Dignity Kits). Without access to these supplies, the girls miss five or more days of school each month. This restricts their ability to learn, which in turn hinders their ability to break out of the poverty cycle.
  • Finishers Project – A matching agency for those mid-life and up who want to explore missions opportunities.
  • Food for the Hungry – Learn more about the challenges that poverty presents. Join Poverty Revolution, a long-term development strategy, and partner with a community to help it thrive and become sustainable.
  • Freeset – Order standard and customized jute shopping bags and tee-shirts made by women seeking a way out of prostitution in India’s urban centers. This company employs the women and provides them with a salary, health care plan, and retirement plan.
  • Global Opportunities – Learn more about integrating your profession with overseas missions.
  • Heartline Ministries – Donate funds to provide Haitian women with life skills training. Buy handmade purses to support them and their children.
  • International Justice Mission Canada – Info on human trafficking. Read case studies and discover ways to get involved.
  • International Messengers Canada – Join us for short-term, 18-month internship, or career ministry in Eastern Europe. Participate in a 2-week ministry opportunity working with young Romanian adults infected with HIV/AIDS. Volunteer at River of Life – a home in Romania for abused women and children. Teach English at evangelistic family camps in post-Communist countries.
  • Mission Finder – An extensive list of Christian missions and opportunities.
  • Place of Rescue (Marie Ens) – Discover how to make a difference in the lives of abandoned mothers, orphaned children, cast-off grannies, and AIDS-infected women in Cambodia.
  • Ratanak Foundation – Become informed and help stop human trafficking in Cambodia.
  • Salvation Army human trafficking effors: Stop Human Trafficking and Human Sex Trafficking
  • Sisters in Service – Read articles about women’s plight in various countries.
  • Urbana – Lots of good info about mission opportunities here. Urbana is the triennial missions conference sponsored by Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.
  • World Vision – Become a child sponsor and impact an entire village through healthcare and education.
  • YWAM – Focus your camera lens on injustice of the world.

Recommended Books

  • Stepping Out: A Guide to Short Term Missions – Published by YWAM. Available on Amazon. An excellent book for anyone considering short-term missions.
  • Walk as He Walked (Combo book) – A devotional written especially for short-termers. Includes 21 pre-field devotionals and 14 for use upon returning home. Available at www.deeperroots.com. Discounts are available for group orders, but you must speak with the author directly because the website is not designed for those calculations. Call author Howard Lisech for more information – 407-797-8557.
  • Woman to Woman: Sharing Jesus with a Muslim Friend by Joy Loewen. Available at your local Christian bookstore or online.
  • Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn – A gripping account of the plight of women worldwide, their courage, and their resilience.
  • On the Side of Angels: Justice, Human Rights, and Kingdom Mission by Joseph D’Souza and Ben Rogers – A look at the Biblical basis for activism, real-life stories of injustice, examples of people who made a difference. Available at Amazon.com.
  • Caring Across Cultures: Preparing for Effective Missionary Nursing – A valuable book for nurses considering missions. Available at www.ncf-jcn.org
  • Forgotten Girls: Stories of Hope and Courage by Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett – An excellent book filled with facts and real-life stories. Contains practical ideas for those wishing to make a difference. Available at www.sistersinservice.org.
  • A Voice for the Voiceless – A prayer guide addressing global issues of gender-based injustices. Available at www.photogenX.net
  • True Grit: Women Taking on the World, for God’s Sake by Deborah Meroff. Contains real-life stories and shocking vital statistics. Available online through Barnes and Noble.
  • Moving From Fear to Freedom by Grace Fox – An in-depth look at fear’s source and the solution – ideal for women struggling with the fear of inadequacy when faced with God-sized opportunities to make a difference. Available at www.gracefox.com, Christian bookstores nationwide, and on Amazon.