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This site is set up especially for you to keep you informed and engaged with all that your ministry is doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On this site, you can become a correspondent to children that Concordia sponsors, brining hope and encouragement to children in Kenya and Ethiopia. You will also find letter writing tips and inspiration to guide you as you begin writing letters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We look forward to sharing the impact you are making for children around the world. We will alert you of newly added content, but feel free to visit as often as you think of and pray for children and families in poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thank you for your heart for children in need!<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Scripture&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#494F61&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#2A5EEC&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#2A5EEC&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px|false|false&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#fdb518&#8243; border_radii_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_radii_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_radii_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a shade from the heat. \u2013<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Isaiah 25:4, NIV<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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