Our world is growing more and more interconnected, and people's lives are becoming more and more global. Families, too, reflect this global interconnectedness, uniting individuals from various corners of the world, cultures, and backgrounds. Our booklet, One World - One Love: Inspiration for International Families, is a heartfelt endeavor to provide insight, wisdom, and a sense of community to families navigating the beautifully complex journey of being international. Part 1: Interesting Insights: 3 theoretical articles In the first section of our booklet, we explore some theoretical underpinnings that offer perspectives on issues often encountered by international families. Through three articles, we shed light on topics that are often present in families lives yet might remain unexplored due to their implicit nature. We explore the concept of the Third Culture, the challenge of intercultural communication, and the evolving demographics of Europe in the context of internationalization. These articles aim to bridge the gap between lived experiences and academic insights, enriching your understanding and offering food for reflection. Part 2: Voices of Experience: 14 Interviews The heart of our booklet lies in the second section, where you can read the real stories of 14 international families. Through interviews, these families generously share their personal journeys, revealing intricacies, joys, and challenges of life as an international family. Their diverse experiences and perspectives offer many insights. As you read their narratives, you might find echoes of your own experiences, a sense of camaraderie and mutual understanding. Part 3: Navigating Your Path: 5 self-reflective questions Our final section offers a brief toolkit for your own self-discovery and growth. Inspired by coaching principles, we present five thought-provoking questions that encourage introspection. Designed to help you consciously shape your familys journey, these questions touch upon raising multicultural children, reflecting on gender roles, evolving worldviews, influencing your community, and sharing wisdom with fellow international families. This section invites you to engage in reflection and meaningful conversations. We as a project team hope that One World - One Love: Inspiration for International Families becomes a cherished companion on your journey, offering insights, solace, and inspiration as you navigate your life of family, culture, and connection.

Tchividjian is convinced our exhausted world needs a fresh encounter with God's inexhaustible grace: His one-way love.

Scattered Syllables is a collection of modern poetry designed to echo the wonder of natural growth. Split into three sections - Scattered, Growing and Love; poet Linda Lokhee explores life's challenges and how to light and maintain the flame of hope we all need to navigate our way through them. Linda's unique voice speaks to the universal truths we face and guides us on how to nurture love within every facet of our existence; connecting to nature, family, community and self.

This book is, basically, a life portrayal of a loving wife from the perspective of her adoring husband. Binanda and Katie had been married for four-and-a-half decades. That is, until 22 May 2014, when Katie had to submit her earthly life to the Lord and Creator in heaven. She spent only five days in hospitaldidnt suffer much, didnt shed tears, but submitted her life to the will of God. Her married life is a glowing example of Gods unconditional love and unmerited grace on our life. She was courageous in breaking the mould, passionate about family life, and passionate about caring for the needy and the vulnerable. Nursing was her career, and caring was written in every part of her being. Katie played a significant part in the life of her husband, not only in supporting him as a cotraveller on Earth, but also in making him the man as hes now. Written in simple language in his candid way, this book describes the life of a woman who touched the life of many people whom she cared for and others who came into contact with her. Above all, her life was a gift from the Almighty Creator, and his love and grace shone through her life to many a people all over the globe. The book also deals with grief of separation, suffering, and bereavement of a few devoted Christian authors, as well as their response to the attack of grief. The book will appeal to those who would like some inspiration about the enduring love and everlasting grace of Christ Jesus, who gave his life at the Golgotha Cross, for the entire humanity, making us righteous with God the Father. And we can be sure of our eternal salvation in Jesus if we put our trust in him.

Two innovative spiritual teachers show how to use desire and passion—eros—as a gateway to realizing our fullest potential What do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it. Conventional wisdom cautions that desire and passion are opposed to the spiritual path—that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into egoic life. And for most people, that is exactly what happens. We naturally tend to experience wanting in a self-centered way. The Power of Divine Eros challenges the view that the divine and the erotic are separate. When we open to the energy, aliveness, spontaneity, and zest of erotic love, we will find it inseparable from the realm of the holy and sacred. When this is understood, desire and passion become a gateway to wholeness and to realizing our full potential. Through guided exercises, the authors reveal how our relationships become opportunities on the spiritual journey to express ourselves authentically, to relate with openness, and to discover dynamic inner realms with another person. Through embodying the energy of eros, each of us can learn to be fully real and alive in all of our interactions.