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Marti Wade in Mission Catalyst just shared a link to this list of children's missions books, several of them are new, or at least new to me. Point your kids to missions concepts and role models in books like this!

Thirteen Missiological Books for Kids / MISSIONARY Article/May 25, 2026Thirteen Missiological Books for KidsMissionary StaffEmailWe received your submission. Check your email!Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.It’s no secret that reading to your kids is important. Study after study shows how reading is essential to cognitive deve...

The Pew Research Center released their findings from a research project last spring that they have titled, "25 Years after 9/11, a Portrait of Muslim Americans." It also includes statistics about the attitudes of Americans in general to Muslims in the US. It is well worth reading and considering. How do these findings reflect what you are seeing? How do they impact how your church helps its members view the opportunities to share Jesus with Muslims they meet?

25 Years After 9/11, a Portrait of Muslim Americans Some Americans still see Muslims through the lens of the terrorist attacks. Yet Muslims are a growing, vibrant part of the country’s political and religious landscape.

Here is a week of prayers for children with a special focus on immigrant/refugee children here and around the world. Many are returning to school; so many others wish they could. Will you join in praying for precious boys and girls?

worldrelief.org

Our July issue of Postings offers 10 suggestions for improving local-church missions impact. None requires a large church, a big budget, or a huge amount of time. But sometimes a relatively small change can have surprising benefits. Why not ask your missions team to choose one or two to implement before the new ministry year begins?

10 Ways to Improve Your Missions Serve July 2026 | Volume 21 | Issue 6 A potpourri of ideas with surprising potential

A news report on the tightening conditions in Afghanistan, particularly for women serving other women and girls. Please pray for those who continue to serve the huge needs of women across this nation.

Survey: 75% of aid groups accept Taliban conditions to keep operating | Amu TV According to the survey, 46 percent reported that women could no longer report to offices in some provinces.

If you are intrigued by maps, here is a series from the New York Times (free access, I think) on the history of immigration populations across the US.

How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots Melting pot, tapestry, mosaic, kaleidoscope, salad bowl. Every cliché is true.

The Lausanne Movement is launching a new course for local churches called "Global Disciples." As part of the launch, they are hosting a five-week online cohort experience designed to help leaders like you go deeper into the themes from the series and consider how this resource can serve their own communities.

We haven't had a chance to preview this material yet so cannot comment on how it compares to other resources. But check it out for yourself and consider becoming part of the leader cohort.

https://lausanne.org/globaldisciple

I don't know about you, but when someone offers a "tool," I'm hooked. I've got to check it out to see if it is useful in my context. Here's a tool for missionary parents to use to help their children process the transitions in their lives. The author has a book on nourishing TCKs. Are these resources your missionary parents need? Why not gift them or at least send them the link.

Introducing an Interactive Tool for Expat Parents Based on the Book Nourished: Third Culture Kids and the Village They Need Some seasons are harder than others. Now there’s a tool to help you see why. – You look back on a particular year and think, “I don’t get why that was hard.” Nothing terrible happened, no fam…

If you aren't following Ryan Burge, you probably should be. He publishes an amazing variety of data analyses. The one about trust that he released today is particularly revealing and concerning.

Among other ways he breaks this down is by church attendance--one of the graphs on his substack on this topic today.

Here's an interesting website that will give you pause if you spin the world a few times. This could be a good learning tool with your own children/grandchildren or Sunday school class.

Birth Lottery If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?