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.UNREACHED PEOPLE OF THE DAY Monday July 23, 2018 Mongour  in China Population: 51,000 World Population: 51,000 Primary Religion: Buddhism Bible: None Status: Unreached PEOPLE SUMMARY Thirty thousand speakers of the Mongour language were reported in a 1987 study. They primarily inhabit Minhe County in the eastern part of Qinghai Province. Two types of shamans are active among the Mongour. "White shamans" are used to heal sickness, while "black shamans" bring vengeance on enemies. Another highly regarded religious figure is the kurtain. This is a person who allows himself to be possessed by an evil Daoist spirit. MINISTRY OBSTACLES There are few Christian resources available in the language of the Mongour. OUTREACH IDEAS Pray that Han Chinese Christians will remember to carry the Gospel of Christ to the Mongour people. PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST There are likely a few followers of Jesus among the Mongour people. Pray they will be accurately taught the ways of ...

My Husband Isn’t Meeting My Needs!! Katherine Kehler “And it is He who will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory, because of what Christ Jesus has done for us” (Philippians 4:19). Married at last! It was so natural to be together all of the time, as if we were made for each other. We were so poor that we didn’t even have a car at first. We lived in one room in a big old house with three other couples with whom we shared the bathroom. He was in college and I worked as a clerk in a drugstore. It was good and we never even noticed that we were poor. Life keeps changing and so did we. We began having babies. By the time we were twenty-five, we had four. Marvin had finished college and we were owners of a large egg farm. We worked hard, and God granted us a measure of financial success. Marvin, being athletic, played hockey, baseball, and football, and loved to golf. The children and I spent many evenings at the hockey arena or on the bleachers at the baseball games. I ...

My Husband Isn’t Meeting My Needs!! Katherine Kehler “And it is He who will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory, because of what Christ Jesus has done for us” (Philippians 4:19). Married at last! It was so natural to be together all of the time, as if we were made for each other. We were so poor that we didn’t even have a car at first. We lived in one room in a big old house with three other couples with whom we shared the bathroom. He was in college and I worked as a clerk in a drugstore. It was good and we never even noticed that we were poor. Life keeps changing and so did we. We began having babies. By the time we were twenty-five, we had four. Marvin had finished college and we were owners of a large egg farm. We worked hard, and God granted us a measure of financial success. Marvin, being athletic, played hockey, baseball, and football, and loved to golf. The children and I spent many evenings at the hockey arena or on the bleachers at the baseball games. I...

   .Setting a Proper Foundation for Bu siness and Life   Successful business owner, Dr. Ed Becker shares the lessons he has learned about how to set proper foundations A Faulty Foundation In Luke 6:48–49, the Bible talks about the importance of a foundation: “He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”   Our foundation is the basis for the priorities in our lives, both at home and at work. Prior to 1977, my foundation was ME; and it was weak and unstable. This adversely affected my business and personal life, which included my relationship with my wife Norma and our children. I thought I had a good...