We are excited to bring you an audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠velvetashes.com⁠. This week's post is called Can You Find the Gifts? by Ruth. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post here.

Ruth is the author of Permission to Mourn: Engaging with Culture, Story and Scripture in a Quest for Healing with Hope. She works alongside her husband and three children in Papua New Guinea where they seek to minister to the vulnerable, especially widows and their children. She loves a good cup of chai, connecting with friends and writing whenever she can carve out the time. You can follow her on ⁠Facebook ⁠, ⁠Instagram ⁠or at her blog ⁠Simply Contemplating.⁠

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠⁠⁠⁠velvetashes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's post is called Opposite World by Maria. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Maria served as an English teacher in the south of Thailand and is now in the US. She loves good stories, deep conversations, wild adventures, old and new friends, lots of coffee, and Indians baseball. She’s learning a lot about this good, good God who has been her unfailing companion during seasons of great change.

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This is probably the longest title we've ever had! We wanted to capture the depths of this conversation, but a title really doesn't cut it. Take our word for it, this episode is so good!

Denise sat down with Jenny Erlingsson, an author and global worker in Iceland, to talk about her writing journey and the ways she has wrestled with her income-generating giftings while raising support. She talks about how God affirmed her calling to write and confirmed it through others around her.

Do you ever wrestle with the complicated and beautiful layers of raising support? Do you wonder if it is okay to take time to do fun and life-giving things that don't count as "ministry"? This conversation is for you!

Jenny's first novel is coming out in June 2024! You can pre-order Her Part to Play on Amazon.

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠⁠⁠velvetashes.com⁠⁠⁠. This week's post is called Unchanging by Rebecca. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!

A wife. A mother. Wordsmith. Coffee enthusiast. Simultaneously a world traveler and a homebody. Both an Adult TCK and International Worker. Rebecca has a heart for the nations and to see the global community thrive wherever God has planted them.

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠⁠velvetashes.com⁠⁠. This week's post is called The Constant of Change by Monica. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!

In 2015, Monica was introduced to the Velvet Ashes community, where she experienced nourishment and meaningful soul care during a sabbatical. After serving in Africa and Asia for 17 years, Monica and her family are now in the US. Monica is passionate about promoting transparency and acceptance within the community of women serving overseas. Monica loves to hike, swim, teach nursing students, and write about her life in far off places. She considers doing life with her husband of 23 years and three awesome children the greatest adventure of all!

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠velvetashes.com⁠. This week's post is called Searching for Rehoboth by Ashley. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠here⁠! Make sure you also check out the recipe that Ashley included in her post. 

Ashley comes from a small town in Missouri and now lives in a city of millions in East Asia. She first fell in love with other cultures while spending time in Nigeria. She never dreamed of coming to the Far East, but has now fallen in love with those around her, finally beginning to see through the Father’s eyes that all people are beautiful and need His love. She has two boys and a girl that keep her laughing and an innovative, encouraging husband that keeps her going. In her dubious amounts of free time, she enjoys reading a good novel (with a cup of chai in hand, of course), connecting with others, making lattes, trying new recipes, crafty projects, and perusing for more recipes and crafts.

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠velvetashes.com⁠. This week's post is called The Hawk and the Labyrinth by Karli. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠here⁠!

Karli is a joyful wife, blessed mama, and resident of Kigali, Rwanda for the last 5.5 years. When she’s not homeschooling her two children, you can find her zipping through books, cooking a fun meal, or podcasting at ⁠Third Culture Thriving⁠.

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From California to Cornwall, with a meet-cute with Denise's family in Uganda, Sarah Yardley is following Jesus on a journey of faithfulness and love.

Sarah grew up at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in California, served at Reality Carpinteria, and currently serves as the Mission Lead for Creation Fest UK. She regularly contributes to Lectio 365, wrote More > Change, and often travels to share the good news of the God who loves us. She is daily discovering what it means to follow Jesus and inviting others to know and follow Him.

May you be inspired by this month's Living Legacy conversation with Sarah.

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Books mentioned:

The Joy of Listening to God by Joyce Huggett

Finding God in all Things by William Barry

Sarah Yardley transcript

Beth is a cross-cultural worker, wife, and mother to 4 young children. In 2016, she and her family moved to South Africa to be involved in theological education and discipling future Christian leaders. You can find her at ⁠https://bethbarthelemy.com/⁠.

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Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at ⁠velvetashes.com⁠. This week's post is called Grandma's Buns and God's Secret Recipe by Renee. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post ⁠here⁠! 

Renee serves with a local church in West Africa. A mom of two rowdy and wonderful boys, life is always an adventure. She has a heart for evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual transformation. Renee also works alongside vulnerable women and children with a trauma informed approach to spiritual care. A cup of REAL coffee or a diet coke can bring an instant smile to her face.

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