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Meet Melissa: FAITH in the Philippines!

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CD-peterFebruary, 2014 —
You’ll be inspired as Melissa shares her family’s missionary vision for the Philippines (on this “Dare to Rejoice” Bible study with Ann, going verse-by-verse through I Peter 2:1-12), encouraging us as Daring Daughters to “lay aside” any fears or self-reliance and to rely fully on God’s support and grace to obey His call. — Melissa’s Interview — Click here < < < 

 

Mark & Melissa Ellis (Missionaries to the Philippines, with ACTION International)

 

July, 2013 — Listen to Melissa’s missionary vision and how to pray (from the intro to the “Dare to Rejoice . . . in Philippians!” Bible study), CLICK HERE! < < <

Introducing Melissa: A Daring Daughter and Her Family!
Mark and Melissa are from Everett, Washington. They both grew up in godly homes and developed a heart for missions at an early age. Mark has been leading short term missions trips from his church for years and has two brothers on the mission field, both of whom he has served alongside in short term ministry. Melissa spent 4 years in the Ivory Coast teaching missionary kids from 1989-1993.The two met at Edgewood Baptist Church and were married in 1995. They have prayed through the years for a chance to serve the Lord in missions and are grateful that God is now calling them overseas.


Melissa’s Family (pictures for their new mission prayer card)

In August of 2012, they visited the Philippines on a short-term missions trip and fell in love with the country and the people. Both felt God telling them that the time was finally right. They visited Faith Academy and knew immediately that they would love to work with missionary kids there. Mark will be assisting with woodshop, coaching soccer, and helping with student outreach ministry teams and Melissa will be teaching elementary school. Mark will also be sharing God’s love to the hurting; like the many street kids in Manila, those caught up in human trafficking, and those in the grip of poverty. They hope to be at Faith by the beginning of the 2014 school year.

Video: “Faith Academy”
(Where Melissa will be teaching)

See also: Faith Academy Overview (6 minute YouTube video) < < < Click here.

For more information, see their missionary page at ACTION INTERNATIONAL

Meet Hannah: Music for Missions!

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hannah-2Here at Daring Daughters, we’re so proud of Hannah Schweighardt (14-year-old daughter of our DD Adoption Mentor, Sonya Schweighardt). This summer, Lord willing, Hannah is going on her first mission trip, to Uganda. Hannah plays guitar and writes music and has just produced her first CD as a tool to help support missions and orphans.
Way to go, Hannah! What an inspiration!

NOTE: At the end of this post is a link to ORDER Hannah’s new CD. On that info-page, you can listen to an excerpt from each of her songs. There’s also a link to GIVE toward Hannah’s trip, along with a link to her NEW BLOG. We encourage you to check these out and to send her a word of encouragement. Let’s keep this Daring Daughter in our prayers!

LIVE Interview with Hannah Schweighardt — Thursday Morning, January 23rd
Listen LIVE to Hannah’s Daring Daughter interview with Ann Dunagan at the beginning of our Day #12 “Dare to Rejoice!” Bible Study, just finishing up Psalm 119 (in vs. 161-176). Bible Study and Hannah’s Interview will be at 6:30-7:00 AM PST (9:30-10:00 AM EST).
To join tomorrow’s call, Click here

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Written by Hannah Schweighardt

Hi. I’m Hannah, 14 almost 15. I love to sing and I’m passionate about Jesus and His love.

Growing up in a family of 15 siblings, with 8 of them being from Africa, I’ve always had a love for that part of the world.

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This past year has been hard for me. I’ve been trying to discover who I am and my purpose. I guess all teenagers go through that at one point in their lives. Looking for God, searching for answers and trying to find balance in life. On my search for answers and “happiness”, I’ve discovered that you can’t find either in anything this world has to offer. True Joy is only found when you surrender your life to Christ and His will.

Going to Uganda wasn’t really planned…it just happened.
I believe God is calling me there.

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People always ask where the inspiration for my songs come from.
It’s a pretty simple answer…God.

He shows me things in my own life through others and through scripture that inspire my song writing. God is so good and He continues to reveal new things to me as I walk through life. One of the most important things He’s been teaching me is love. God’s love is perfect and unchanging. He never gives up on us.

In 1 John 3:16, He gives us the very definition of love…His Son.

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us.
And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
–I John 3:16

As I’ve been reading through 1 John, there is a part about love and how we should love with action, not just words. That’s what I’m trying to do through my music and this mission’s trip. Its a trip about love, but no earthly love that I could offer…but God’s perfect unfailing and unchanging love.

TO ORDER Hannah’s CD — Click here
FOLLOW Hannah’s new blog: — Click here
“LIKE” Hannah’s Musician Page on Facebook — Click here
Download Hanna’s Mission Newsletter — Click here

hannah-42014-disney-fyer-2P.S. This February, at our first-ever Daring Daughters conference @ Disneyworld, Hannah will be leading us in worship and presenting a special song she wrote about freedom from fear!

And her mom, Sonya Schweighardt (homeschooling mother of 15 children, including a dozen adopted children, and family adoption mentor), is one of our Keynote Speakers!

We still have a few open spots for this exciting conference! It’s for women and teen girls, especially mothers and daughters.

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Meet Nancie-Joy — Psalm 119: Memorizing for Missions

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Our friend, Nancie-Joy had a creative idea to memorize ALL of Psalm 119 to raise mission funds for an ministry outreach to help orphans in Ethiopia. She also designed a creative “mission-board” to help share the vision for her mission trip, one-on-one with friends.

Thanks for your example, Nancie-Joy! What inspiring ideas!

To listen to a Daring Daughters interview with Nancie-Joy — Click here< <

Orphan ministries Nancie-Joy worked with on her mission trip:

One Child Campaign
onechildcampaign.showitsite.com

Bring Love In
bringlove.in

Children’s Hope Chest:
www.hopechest.org

Embracing Hope Ethiopia:
www.embracinghopeethiopia.com

No Ordinary Love Ministries:
noordinarylove.org

Too Busy? Get Re-Charged, by Getting in God’s Word!

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Feel like life is spinning so fast that you don’t have time for reading the Bible? I understand about being busy . . .

In the middle of our business is when we need the Word the most it seems. It is our source of balance, a checking station for our priorities, if you will.

We have to be careful that in the middle of doing good things we are not deceived by the enemy “keeping us away” from the Word and the Life that it brings us.

Honestly for me, it’s like I can become so busy that I’m coasting on fumes rather than a full tank. And that always results in me doing everything in my own strength.

Of course after a day of me running on fumes, it’s like I’m draining my battery with no back up charger. I’m good for a few days . . . then I’m almost completely dead. That is why I love the Word, even in small segments. The Word plugs me in — into The source and into His resources! When I leave, I’m totally 100% rebooted!

Here is a link to a good article about some quick ways to get the Word in front of you daily…fun ideas. I find them helpful for me.

 

Doing Missions: Anywhere! (#2b)

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Doing Missions: Anywhere! – Lesson #2b

In today’s e-course lesson, Ann talks with Anna Leigh Dunagan of Gospel Projects International about her heart for world missions and her experiences in helping to establish Aasha Children’s Home in SE India.

–It’s Lesson 2 of our 12-lesson Daring Daughters e-course, including a FREE mp3 audio (to download) and a PDF “Action Pack” (for your notebook).

E-Course Audio: (29 minutes)
Doing Missions (Lesson #2b)
CLICK BELOW to listen ONLINE . . .

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Or to DOWNLOAD the mp3
CLICK HERE < < <

Each of our 12 e-course lessons includes approximately one hour of mentoring training (in 30-minute audio sections), many with insightful interviews from experienced women leaders. Click here to learn more about the full Daring Daughters e-course < < <

Additional Training Resources:
FREE notebook pages (in PDF format)
Lesson #2 — ACTION PACK < < <

(Print this ACTION PACK — with notes, Bible verses, and mentoring questions — to have with you
as you listen to the training session.)

Learn more about The Scarlet Cord book

 


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Doing Missions: Right here! (#2a)

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Doing Missions: Right here. Right now! – Lesson #2a

In today’s e-course lesson, Ann Dunagan, talks with her daughter-in-law, Anna Leigh Dunagan of Gospel Projects International about practical ideas for doing missions.

–It’s Lesson 2 of our 12-lesson Daring Daughters e-course, including a FREE mp3 audio (to download) and a PDF “Action Pack” (for your notebook).

E-Course Audio: (29 minutes)
Doing Missions (Lesson #2a)
CLICK BELOW to listen ONLINE . . .

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Or to DOWNLOAD the mp3
CLICK HERE < < <

Each of our 12 e-course lessons includes approximately one hour of mentoring training (in 30-minute audio sections), many with insightful interviews from experienced women leaders. Click here to learn more about the full Daring Daughters e-course < < <

Additional Training Resources:
FREE notebook pages (in PDF format)
Lesson #2 — ACTION PACK < < <

(Print this ACTION PACK — with notes, Bible verses, and mentoring questions — to have with you
as you listen to the training session.)

Learn more about The Scarlet Cord book

 


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What’s one way you could share the Gospel in your community?

How Can I Know God’s Will? (#1b)

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Decisions and Discipleship – Part 2

In this motivational training, Ann Dunagan focuses on good decision-making skills, including 4 steps to knowing God’s will, from the teachings of George Muller.
–It’s the rest of Lesson 1 in our 12-lesson Daring Daughters e-course, including a FREE mp3 audio (to download) and a PDF “Action Pack” (for your notebook).

E-Course Audio: (29 minutes)
Decisions & Discipleship (Lesson #1b)
CLICK BELOW to listen ONLINE . . .

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Or to DOWNLOAD the mp3
CLICK HERE < < <

Each of our 12 e-course lessons includes approximately one hour of mentoring training (in 30-minute audio sections), many with insightful interviews from experienced women leaders. Click here to learn more about the full Daring Daughters e-course < < <

Additional Training Resources:
FREE notebook pages (in PDF format)
Lesson #1 — ACTION PACK < < <

(Print this ACTION PACK — with notes, Bible verses, and mentoring questions — to have with you
as you listen to the training session.)

Extra PDF: 3 Articles on Biblical Decision Making

 


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Decisions and Discipleship (#1a)

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“I have decided to follow Jesus!”

What does it mean for us to be disciplined and “radical” followers of Jesus?

In this training session, Ann Dunagan talks about “Decisions & Discipleship”
–It’s our first Daring Daughters e-course lesson, including a FREE mp3 audio (to download) and a PDF “Action Pack” (for your notebook).

E-Course Audio: (29 minutes)
Decisions & Discipleship (Lesson #1a)
CLICK BELOW to listen ONLINE . . .

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Or to DOWNLOAD the mp3
CLICK HERE < < <

Each of our 12 e-course lessons includes approximately one hour of mentoring training (in 30-minute audio sections), many with insightful interviews from experienced women leaders. Click here to learn more about the full Daring Daughters e-course < < <

Additional Training Resources:
FREE notebook pages (in PDF format)
Lesson #1 — ACTION PACK < < <

(Print this ACTION PACK — with notes, Bible verses, and mentoring questions — to have with you
as you listen to the training session.)

Extra PDF: 3 Articles on Biblical Decision Making

 


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All NEW!!! E-Course Intro and Overview (mp3, PDF)

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Catch the Vision for our Daring Daughters E-course!

Moms (or mentors) and daughters, are you ready to make some strategic decisions for your future? Do you want to move forward with vision and purpose?

In this training session, Ann Dunagan presents the overall vision for Daring Daughters along with an “Introduction and Overview” to our e-course, including a FREE mp3 audio (to download) and a PDF “Action Pack” download (to begin your own Daring Daughters notebook).


E-Course Audio: (31 minutes)
Introduction and Overview – with Ann Dunagan
CLICK BELOW to listen ONLINE . . .

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Or to DOWNLOAD the mp3
CLICK HERE < < <

Each of our e-course lessons includes approximately one hour of mentoring training (in 30-minute audio sections), many with insightful interviews from experienced women leaders. Click here to learn more about the full Daring Daughters e-course < < <

Additional Training Resources:
Start downloading your ACTION PACK, with notes, Bible verses, and mentoring questions.

FREE notebook pages (in PDF format)
Introduction ACTION PACK < < <

(Print this ACTION PACK to have with you
as you listen to the training session.)


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Are you ready to start making some strategic decisions for your future?
What do you think so far?

Focus Your Life (5-videos)

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Today’s focus is your MINISTRY to others.

In this final video (#5 in a 5-part FOCUS SERIES) you will be encouraged to seek the Lord for His purposes in ministry and missions. As Christians, we need to be intentional about sharing the Gospel with people who don’t know Jesus.

“MISSIONS is not just for missionaries,
God’s call is for all.” –Ann Dunagan

Daring Daughters,
Let’s make the most out of the last few months of 2013!

Here are the links referred to in the video:

Abiding Chart: Be Busy-Busy — or Abide in God’s Grace
4-Month FOCUS Chart (with Abiding Mom Bible verses)
Daily Bible-Reading Chart (source: www.bible-reading.com)

CLICK HERE for our FALL 3-Book Special

FALL Mission-Minded Mentoring Special

Right now, we’re running a FALL special on our Mission-Minded books. Our heart is to encourage you for God’s Great Commission and to challenge you to consider mentoring others for missions.

See our FALL MENTORING SPECIAL on Harvest Ministry for Ann’s Mission-Minded 3-book set.
 


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