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ear Friends, I have made a powerful

discovery over the years, a nd that’s

the value of living w ith an attitude of

gratitude. We have much to be thankful for

every day, and I want to encourage people to

make gratitude a daily habit in their lives on

purpose. It’s all part of what I’m calling a “ year

of thanks”…simply acknowledging all the good

God has done in our lives.

Although there are many things I’m thankful

for, one of the most important is hope. There is

so much power in having hope — a happy and

confident anticipation of something good. When

you have hope, it means you’re tr usting that God

loves you and wants to be good to you.

But there are many people in the world who

have lost hope in the face of seemingly hopeless

circumstances: things like extreme hunger and

poverty, disease, no access to clean water, or

human trafficking.

It’s interesting to me that many times, while

we are waiting for something good to happen

to us, at the same time God is working in some-

one’s heart to do the very thing we are hoping

for. And He wants to use us in the same way

to answer the prayer of someone else who is

feeling hopeful or one who is finding it hard

to hold on to hope.

That is why missions outreach is so important

to us. It’s why we do what we do here at Joyce

Meyer Ministries. And we’re grateful to be ableto do it with the help of our friends and partners.

In this issue, we want to share some of those

things with you and encourage your heart as

well. Beginning on page 11, we talk about our

efforts in reaching children worldwide with the

hope of Jesus Christ. And I’ll share even more

about our hopes and prayers for big things in my

article on page 14.

A great way to express our gratitude

is to be good to someone else. Find

a way to share the goodness of God

with someone in your life or even

somebody you don’t know. You could

be the answer to someone’s prayer!

Hopefully and thankfully,

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and Mississippi.

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of your circumstances.

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unveil a new

safe haven for

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Did you know you can have hope right now? Youdon’t have to wait days, weeks, months, or years

to expect God to move. He’s with you, and He’s

already moving in your life. Psalm 71:14 says, “But

I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.”

A hopeful person doesn’t hope occasionally or sporadically. And

a hopeful person certainly doesn’t wait until tomorrow to ex-

pect something good from God. A hopeful person is continually

hopeful, choosing to hope every day…all throughout the day.

There are some practical steps we can take to be continually

hopeful—filled with the happy anticipation of good and makingevery day count.

PRAY ONE BOLD PRAYER EACH DAY

If you have hope, you’re never afraid to believe big. In fact, I like

to say that hope is the platform that faith stands on. That’s why

it’s a good idea to go to God with a bold prayer today. You can’t

live with an expectation today if you haven’t had the faith to

make a request.

Whatever it is that’s in your heart, if it lines up with the Word

of God, dare to ask confidently and then wait expectantly. God

loves bold prayers. He answered them time and time again inthe Bible, and He still answers them today. Exercise hope, stand

in faith, and ask Him for something bold—and do it now.

DO SOMETHING FUN EACH DAY

Sometimes we lose our hope simply because we lose our joy.

Instead of enjoying life every day, we get burned out by bills

and discouraged by dilemmas. Why not decide to do some-

thing fun each day? It doesn’t have to be a daily trip to Disney

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World. It could be as simple as

coffee with a friend, watching a

comedy with your family, or a walk

in the park—anything that brings a

smile to your face.

If you want to be continually full of

hope, plan fun things that will cre-

ate a sense of anticipation. Hope

and joy go together, so plan some-

thing fun and go through your day

enjoying God’s presence and every

blessing He gives you.

We all need fun and enjoyable

things to look forward to. Today I

am writing for several hours. I alsoplan to go for coffee with some

friends later, do a little shopping,

and go out to dinner tonight. When

I plan my day, I always include

something that I can look forward

to. Don’t wait until you retire to

think about enjoying life—enjoy

life now.

BLESS AT LEAST ONE PERSONEACH DAY I love looking around

and finding people I can bless. It’ssuch a blessing to bless others! If

you really want to enjoy your day,

I suggest you help someone else

enjoy theirs. Maybe you can buy

someone’s lunch, give an encourag-

ing compliment, or tell someone

they are important to you and that

you appreciate them.

Ask God to show you how you can

be a blessing and then follow His

instruction. As you look to meetthe needs of others, you’re going to

be surprised at how easy it be-

comes to hope and believe that God

is going to meet your needs as well.

Don’t put off being a blessing. Do

it today—be a blessing now.

WRITE DOWN AT LEAST ONEWAY EACH DAY THAT GODHAS BLESSED YOU Hope

thrives in an atmosphere of

thankfulness. If you want to live

with hope on a continual basis,

spend each day looking for ways

the Lord has blessed you. You’re

going to be surprised at the num-

ber of things you’ll find. The more

you realize how God is blessing

you NOW , the more hopeful you

will be that you will see even

greater things.

At the end of each day, take a mo-

ment to write those things down.

Start a “testimony of hope” jour-

nal. Some days you might have

one or two things to jot down,

other days you might have 10 or 20

things, filling an entire page. Start

documenting God’s goodness in

your life and watch how easy it

is to never live one day without

vibrant hope.

I want to challenge you to go

ahead and to get your hopes up!

Something great could happen. A

breakthrough could take place

today. You don’t have to wait until

tomorrow to believe it—believe it

today!

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BY AMY LEE

MINISTERING TO CHILDREN

WORLDWIDE THROUGH LOVING

ACTS & TEACHING GOD’S WORD

As children’s outreach director for Joyce Meyer Ministries’

Hand of Hope, I manage our international children’s pro-

grams. Our goal is to provide safe and loving atmospheres

where kids can learn about Jesus, receive healthy meals,

and have proper support so they can succeed in life.

Most people view children’s ministry as teaching Sunday

school and planning church events for kids. But at Hand

of Hope, our children’s ministry is about outreach, often

partnering w ith like-minded organizations worldwide to

support feeding programs and children’s homes.



With multiple children’s outreaches

around the world, we have our work

cut out for us. I traveled throughout

Africa and Asia last year to visit our

facilities, meet with staff and volun-

teers, and interact with kids. My goal

was to identify what we are doing to

help these kids, and to find out how

we can do it better.

Communication is key. Managing

multiple global outreaches requires

unity and vision, and a n understand-

ing of social issues and cultural

environments. The best intentions

can sometimes cause problems if one

is unaware of the impacts.

For instance, I once heard of a

wealthy woman who visited a village

in Africa and started a children’s

feeding program to alleviate poverty.

What she didn’t realize was, the men

in that village worked to provide for

their children. When the feeding

program began, it circumvented the

efforts of fathers to support their

families, so the men stopped working.

Ultimately, what this woman thought

LEFT: Girl studies at children’s homein Thailand. TOP RIGHT: Amy picturedwith children in Madagascar.BOTTOM RIGHT: Smiling children waitin line to receive meals in Madagascar.

Children are engaged and driven to

achieve their goals. Our facilities in

India provide after school tutoring,

along with feeding programs and

Bible teaching. In other locations,

such as Cambodia and certain parts

of Africa, the school systems are very

poor. Our ongoing challenge is to

discover ways to support academic

growth by making sure kids are fed,

sheltered, ministered to and have

adequate after-school tutoring avail-

able to them.

Our facilities’ needs vary widely

around the world, and we are careful

about the way we approach meeting

them. One need is to provide ongoing

training a nd development for staff to

ensure they are well equipped. The

ministry curriculums we provide

must be accessible to a wide variety of

reading levels, and in many instances,

this means teaching the Gospel

through games as a fun, memorable

way to learn.

Another need is health and safety

education. We teach kids about

was a good deed had a negative effect

on the vil lage. This demonstrates why

we are careful to provide practical

support, without disrupting social

and cultural environments, to ensure

children are safe, healthy and able to

attend school.

The needs are great, and poverty is

a significant hurdle. For many kids

who visit one of our 600 feeding sites,

that is the only meal they receive that

day. More than 70,000 kids come to

our feeding sites each year because

they are hungr y, and we provide them

a meal in a safe environment. Most

of them come from extremely poor

families, so these k ids often work to

help support their family rather than

attend school. If we can alleviate that

burden—the pressure of work—a child

can come to our facility and be fed,

which means they don’t have to work

for their food. This frees them up to

go to school.

Access to education varies widely

around the world. For example, school

systems in India are good quality.

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proper hygiene and self-protection. We keep track of the

children in all our locations. The most needy kids often

have the least parental guidance. We know where they are,

and when one doesn’t show up, we follow up to make sure

he or she is safe.

Building relationships with children is a critical part of

what we do. Someone once told me that every encounter

with a child is a Divine appointment. We have the abilityto change the trajectory of a child’s life by speaking

encouraging words over them and introducing them to

the Gospel. That’s the biggest part of why we do what we

do. We aim to not only provide food and shelter to at-risk

children—we disciple them. The Gospel gives them a

greater sense of value and self-worth. It’s not about just

giving them a little bit of Jesus here and there—our goal is

to help children come to know the Lord personally.

Children are so amazing to work with. They are full of life,

genuine, open and honest. My greatest reward is seeing

their smiles—when they are laughing, giggling, and nolonger hungry. My favorite question to ask them is, “ What

do you want to be when you grow up?” It provokes them to

dream big and activates their hope. And watching them

sing with all their hearts, and worship God—it gives me

chills. These kids get it. They know who Jesus is and they

love Him.

I once read that if you win a child, you win the future. I

can think of no better way to impact the world than to

reach children!

Amy Lee is the Director of Children’s Outreach for Hand of Hope, Joyce Meyer Ministries.

Two-year-old Setson and so

many others in Namibia are

daily receiving nutritious meals

and learning about Jesus.

Meet some of the children whose lives

have been changed through Children’s

outreaches around the world!

Abandoned to be raised by

dogs, it took time for Vitya to

learn how to eat with utensils,

talk and stand up straight. To-

day, he’s “just one of the kids”

receiving Christ’s love at House

of Mercy children’s home.

Once malnourished and

scarred by abuse, Billy is

growing physically and

spiritually strong, learning

about God’s love for him at

Bethel Children’s Home

in Chiang Rai.

SETSON

Namibia

VITYA

Russia

BILLY

Thailand



SKIN

OR THORLI mean really big. So I did. I prayed,

“Father, I would like to be able to helpevery single person on this earth.”

In my mind, it sounded ridiculous

and a bit impossible. But I know that

nothing is impossible with God!

So in faith, I began to pray this

seemingly impossible prayer and God

continues to show Himself faithful.

Several yearsago, I felt likeGod placed it

in my heartto ask Him forsomething big.

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MEYER

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opportunity in front of us…

it means there are a lot of

people who need to hear the

Gospel message!

Please keep us in prayer as

we minister in several large

venues here in Europe. We

are hoping to reach a large

number of people who don’t

yet know Jesus Christ.

Whenever Dave and I have

opportunities like this tominister around the world,

we are constantly reminded

of you, our friends and

partners, who help make it

all possible.

Our mission is pretty

simple: to share Christ and

love people in every way

we possibly can. It’s what

we’re passionate about, and

it defines who we are. And you are a vital part

of this mission.

GETTING THEWORD OUTI teach God’s Word at

more than a dozen confer-

ences each year, and our

Enjo ying Eve ryday Life

TV and radio broadcasts

are communicating these

messages around the

globe every single day.

I’m always amazed by the

thousands of letters we

receive from people who

have been impacted by our

programs. So many come

from nations “closed” to

the Gospel…places like Iran,

Iraq, Jordan, and Afghani-

stan. Translated into more

than 80 languages, our pro-

grams are reaching villages

and homes in places where

it’s otherwise impossible to

take the Gospel.

From our ministry website,

joycemeyer.org, to Facebook,

Twitter, Pinterest and other

social media sites, we’re

using every tool we can to get

the Word out.

SHARING THE LOVE We are also passionate

about meeting people’s

physical needs. We want

to be an extension of God’s

love to the world—to be like Jesus. God is love, and it’s

His love—working in us and

through us—that compels

us to reach out. And as we

help meet people’s needs,

their hearts are more open

to the message of the Gospel.

Through Hand of Hope, the

world missions arm of

Joyce Meyer Ministries, we

are reaching out to thepoor and hurting through

children’s homes, medical

clinics, rescue programs

From the very beginning, God

has given me a burning desire

to teach people His Word and

help them to practically apply

biblical principles to their

lives. I am thrilled to say that

Joyce Meyer Ministriesis now

reaching more people with

the Gospel message than

ever before…

Right now, as this maga-

zine arrives in your home,

Dave and I are so excited

to be in Europe with our

team. We’re in the middle

of a ten-day trip through

England, France and theNetherlands, where I’ll

have the chance to teach

God’s Word to tens of

thousands of people at

four separate conferences.

When people think of the

mission field, Europe isn’t

usually the first loca-

tion that comes to mind.

However, a very small

percentage of those livingin Europe are Christians. In

France, for instance, less

than 1% of its population

claims to have a relation-

ship with Jesus Christ.

I’ll admit, this number

is surprising, but it also

means we have a great

for women and children

trapped in human traffick-

ing, disaster relief efforts,

inner city outreaches, and

so much more.

If you are a partner with us,

you are helping to provide

more than 70,000 meals a

day to hungry children—the

only meal some of them will

receive—and make it possible

for people in remote areas to

receive the medical attention

they need for life-threatening

but treatable illnesses.

You’re also in nations like

Peru…digging water wells

where there is no clean

drinking water. That might

not mean much until you

watch a mom walk five to ten

miles one way with a heavy

pot on her head just to get

enough water for the day!

I am so grateful that we

serve a big God who puts

big dreams and visions in

our hearts. The Lord has

challenged us to go beyond

the norm…and expect Himto do more than we can

even imagine.

So, at Joyce Meyer Ministries,

we are literally asking for the

world. Whether it’s sharing

the Gospel with someone

through our TV program…

or offering them lifesaving

assistance through one of

our Hand of Hope outreaches,

with your help and support, we will continue our mission:

to help as many people as we

possibly can.

From the verybeginning,

God has givenme a burning

desire to

teach peopleHis Word andhelp them to

practicallyapply biblicalprinciples to

their lives.

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PROVIDING A LIFE

OF LOVE AND HOPE

FOR ORPHANS IN

CHANDRAKAL, INDIA

Sai Saran, age 13 (left) and Sandhya, age 8 (right)

Sai Saran sits on the curb across from

the playground, watching his sister and

the other children fly kites and climb

on the jungle gym. Having tuberculosis

and AIDS, the sweet 13-year-old has a

hard time finding the strength to keep

up with the others while they play. But

the complete care he receives ensures

that he can enjoy the company of hisfriends and, like any good big brother,

he’s especially watchful of his 8-year-

old sister, Sandhya.

That’s the way I will always remember

Sai. And it’s also why it was so very

difficult when we received the news

about his passing.

Sai and Sandhya are just two of many

orphaned children who have received

a new family—and been given the op-portunity to know true joy—at Home

of Hope in Chandrakal, India. The

home, which is fully funded by Hand

of Hope, Joyce Meyer Ministries World

Missions, provides 50 children who are

HIV positive with the opportunity for a

better life. It’s a place where they are

nurtured and able to experience God’s

wonderful love. And we are so thankful

CHILDREN

OF

BY RACHAEL ATHEARN

INDIA



Roja, age 18

for the role God has allowed us to play

in these precious children’s lives.

“If this home did not exist, Sai would

not have known the Lord, nor would

have he had these past eight to nine

years feeling loved and valued,” says

Scott Norling, director of Joyce Meyer

Ministries in Asia. “Sai really loved the

Lord ... he was always a joyful kid with

a kind soul.”

Almost a decade ago, we met another

little girl who was sitting on the lawn

at the rural Hand of Hope hospital

across the street. Her father had

previously passed away, and her

mother had just died there ravaged

by AIDS, and the 10-year-old was sud-

denly alone and without a permanent

home. That girl—named Roja—became

the inspiration for Home of Hope Chil-

dren’s Home, and today she is thriving

in college.

In fact, a whole world of opportunities

has opened up for Roja and eight other

bright young adults who grew up at

Home of Hope. Now they are attend-

ing college three hours away in

Hyderabad, India, and experiencing

life in a big city for the first time. The

teens are on their way to seeing their

dreams realized as they study to

become doctors, computer-software

engineers, data-entry operators and

more. And as the younger children

at Home of Hope see the example

of their older “brothers and sisters”

they realize that, with God’s help

and the prayers and support of

many people around the world, they

too can accomplish any God-given

dream that’s in their heart.

At 18 years old, Roja thinks about

all the ways God has taken care

of her over the years, and she

is grateful. Her smile shines as she

reflects on her life at Home of Hope,

where she was given a good education,

clothing, nutritious food and medica-

tion to combat the virus. She also found

new life in Christ as the house parents

shared devotions from God’s Word and

demonstrated His love every day.

“After coming here, I learned about

Jesus and I came to know about

the Bible,” Roja says. Like manyof the children, her health also im-

proved tremendously. “Before, I used

to feel very sick. I’m very active and

I’m healthy now, and also I am happy.”

Since childhood, she has wanted to

help others the way she has been

helped; so today she is studying to

become a pediatrician. “I want to help

the children who were suffering like

me,” Roja says. “After I become a doc-

tor, I want to treat them.”

The chance to live a full life and go to

college is a dream come true. “I didn’t

expect I would live like this, but God

blessed me and (gave) me this nice

opportunity,” Roja shares. “I am here

because of God’s grace only.”

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Meet Samuel

At 16, Samuel knows what he

wants to do with his life. And he

also understands that a good

education is the key to accom-

plishing his goal of becoming a

doctor. First in his class, Samuel

loves to read science books and

studies diligently for up to 16

hours a day at college. He is alsopassionate about God, which

drives his desire to help others.

Orphaned as a young boy, he

calls Home of Hope his home.

He’s so thankful for the help he

has received through the Hand

of Hope outreach that it’s the

reason he wants to become

a doctor—so he can return to

Chandrakal with a skill that will

help the children at the home

who are all HIV positive.

“I need to help my brothers and

sisters who are living in the

Home of Hope,” he says. “I think

(being a) doctor is the (best) way

to tell the people about the Lord

Jesus Christ.”

H A N D O F hope






Now 16, Linga was 7 years old

when he moved into Home of Hope.

“Because I am HIV positive, people

started mocking…me at school and

there at the village, and that dis-

turbed me a lot,” he says.

Discouraged and unsure of where to

turn, the young boy was consider-

ing running away from home. That’s

when he met a pastor who intro-

duced him to the children’s home in

Chandrakal. “Everybody was (HIV)

positive here, so there was nobody

to mock (me), there was nobody to

make fun of me, and I just did well(and) enjoyed myself being at the

home,” he says.

Before he joined Home of Hope, Lin-

ga always thought he’d be a farmer

like his father. But at the children’s

home, he developed a love for cricket,

which he plays whenever he’s not

studying for his computer classes.

Linga’s sister, Chitti, moved to the

children’s home in 2008 with herolder brother. She misses him now

that he’s away at college, but seeing

him grow up and live out his dreams

gives her hope for her own future.

Growing up with Roja and the other

girls who are now in college has been

especially inspiring, Chitti says. They

are girls she looks up to.

Someday she believes she will fulfill

her dream of being a pastor. “I want

to live for God. I want to serve God. I

want to preach the Gospel,” she says.

Chitti also learned about God’s love

through the house parents and their

demonstration of Christ’s love for the

children. After coming to Home of

Hope, she decided: “This is the place

where we get the love.”

It’s also a place for the children to

learn about themselves and cultivate

their talents through the encourage-

ment of their house parents.

“We take care of these kids as if

they’re our own,” says G. Sunil Samuel,

one of the house parents. “We take

that responsibility, that position of

being their father and mother at times

when they are down, especially when

they need love and care.

“Whenever we…get the opportunity,

we definitely encourage them by…

showing the other nine kids who havegone to Hyderabad to pursue their

higher education.”

You might say Roja has paved

the way for the children who are

currently being wrapped in God’s

love and given the chance of a

bright future at Home of Hope.

But you, the partners of Joyce

Meyer Ministries, have also played

a huge part! Together, we are car-

ing for more than 925 kids in 35

children’s homes around the world,

and that is amazing.

So as these nine young people

move on to new opportunities in

college and precious Sai leaves a

permanent mark on our hearts, we

are ever grateful to God for how

they each enrich our lives. And

we thank you for helping us reach

many children like Sai, giving them

the chance to know Christ and have

a life beyond what they ever would

have had. Thank you for consis-

tently nurturing, feeding and loving

God’s children near and far. It’s

exciting to see how God is working

in their lives!

For more stories of how these young, promising lives have been changed,

visit joycemeyer.org/meetthestudents.

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A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H

Joyce & Darlene



Maybe the most well-known

worship artist in the world,

Darlene Zschech has writtennumerous classics, inspir-

ing millions to have a closer

relationship with God. Having

experienced a year of trials and

victories, Darlene will join us in

September to share her story as

a guest speaker at Joyce’s 2015

Love Life Women’s Conference.We recently caught up with Joyce

and Darlene to discuss their

longtime friendship and this

year’s conference theme— Mind,

Mouth, Moods and Attitudes.

How did your friendship

get started?

Darlene: We met in a

ministry setting. Joyce wasdoing what she does best, I

was leading worship, and I

was so nervous to meet her

as I had admired her for so

many years.

Joyce: Well, I first met

her at Hillsong Church. I

was impressed right away

because I walked in with

my daughter-in-law, and

Darlene didn’t just starttalking to me first because

I was well-known. She

started talking to my

daughter-in-law, which I

thought was phenomenal.

Darlene loves everybody

and takes the time to be

kind to everybody…and

those kinds of things mean

a lot to me.

What is one of your

favorite things about each

other?

Darlene: Since I’ve known

Joyce, she’s been the same

person on and off the

platform. She’s always been

genuinely interested in my

personal well-being and

in many ways been like a

spiritual mum.

Joyce: Mainly I appreciate

that Darlene is genuine.

She’s not a phony person.

She doesn’t just worship

God from a platform. She is

a worshipper. I know she’d

be there for me if I needed

her, and she knows I’d be

there for her.

You’ve both had ex-

periences with breast

cancer—Darlene, this past

year, and Joyce in the early

90s. What advice do you

have for other womenfacing similar situations?

Darlene: I have learned

many things over the last

year. I know God is faithful

to His Word. I needed to be

around faith and around

worshippers. I learned to

reject negative emotions

and draining people during

that time in my life. I fell in

love again with the church—

local and global—as I feltso carried by prayer. And I

learned that God’s presence

is truly heaven to me.

Joyce: Right away, we’re

bombarded with thoughts

like, This is never going

to work out…you’re never

going to get well. So, what

we think and say is very

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important. One way to stop

the wrong thoughts is by

confessing the Word of God

out loud. I also learned that

God is faithful. We don’t

always understand what

God does or why He does it,

but our only job, really, is

to trust God and to let Him

take care of the rest.

How do your thoughts

affect your confidence and

ability to do what God has

called you to do?

Darlene: Your thoughts are

like the fuel of your future. I

could not minister if I was

consistently depressed,

worried, or scared of failing.

We all live by the grace of God,

and rather than get taken off

course by all I cannot do, I just

trust God to use me where He

can. As Joyce says regarding

fear: “Just do it afraid!”

Joyce: How we think andfeel about ourselves has

everything to do with our

confidence. If I don’t believe

in me, then how can I

expect anybody else to? If I

get up to teach, for example,

and don’t have any confi-

dence that my teaching is

good, then how can I expect

others to feel that way?

Can you give an exampleof how our thoughts affect

different areas of our lives—

relationships, goals, etc?

Joyce: Our thoughts affect

every area. Take friendships,

for example. If I have a

friend and I meditate on the

couple times she hurt my

feelings, there’s no way I’m

going to treat her the


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way God would have me

treat her the next time we

get together. Many times

in friendships things get

uncomfortable or just don’t

feel right. I think it often

goes back to thoughts

people are having that theyshouldn’t have.

Darlene: If I only lead

worship when I “feel” like

I could, I would be doing it

a lot less often! I discipline

my thoughts because

I know that out of the

abundance of the heart my

mouth speaks, so what I

meditate on is of premium

importance. As a wife and

mum, my attitude in the

home is so important. I set

the tone for the rest of the

family, so “joy” is where I

choose to live.

How has God helped you

change the way you think

and speak?

Joyce: By teaching me

His Word. When we really

become serious about

studying the Word, our

minds are renewed. We

don’t realize how many lies

we believe, and we have

nothing to compare our

beliefs with until we learn

the Word of God.

Darlene: Living to please

God is a massive trust

journey. He doesn’t just

help the way we think. If

we orientate our wholelives around Him, then His

words become our life! In

Him we live and move and

have our being (see Acts 3:6).

What are a couple of

Word-based statements

you regularly speak over

your life?

Joyce: I feel very strongly

about confessing the Word

of God. I say things like,

“I’m blessed, and this is a

blessed day. My family is

blessed. I believe God meets

all of our needs according

to His riches in glory.” I’llsay, “God, I put my hope

in You. Something good is

going to happen to me and

through me today.”

Darlene: Psalm 23:

“Though I walk through

the valley of the shadow

of death I will fear no evil.”

Psalm 91—the whole Psalm.

But I keep confessing,

“With long life I will satisfy

him and show him my

salvation.” Hallelujah!

Can you give us a sneak

peek at this year’s Love

Life Women’s Conference?

How can women prepare?

Joyce: I’ll definitely be

sharing how our thoughts

are the beginning of

almost everything else.

Our thoughts become our

words…our words become

our emotions and moods

and attitudes…and all that

becomes our life. I’d say

come with an open heart,

and ask God to show you

truth and change you…

because it’s the truth that

sets us free.

Darlene: To say I am

honored to be speaking

would be a massive under-statement. I’ll be sharing

some of my journey and

what I heard God speak

to me during immense

trials. Come ready for God

to work in your heart like

never before. Come with

expectation…for expecta-

tion is the breeding ground

for the miraculous!

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Ministries’ hometown, St. Louis, Missouri, is that

it is also home to more Bosnians than any other

place outside of Bosnia. During the mid to late

1990s, thousands of Bosnian immigrants, rocked

by the post-traumatic stress of genocide in their

war-torn homeland, relocated to St. Louis.

The Bosnian War lasted from 1992 to 1995.

Bosnian Muslims were targeted for “ethnic

cleansing”— a type of genocide. This included

widespread murder, rape, torture and forcible

removal from homes— all of which resulted

in the deaths of about 100,000 Bosnians. It

was the worst act of genocide in Europe since

World War II.1

Although most who orchestrated the genocide

are now either dead or serving life sentences

in prison, the traumatic effects of enduringwidespread violence, at the hands of people

claiming Christian faith, remain with many

first-generation Bosnian War survivors.

Today, many of these precious families are

welcoming their third generation since immigra-

tion. And as their community grows, their deep

respect for Bosnian heritage remains strong,

amplified by their obvious love for St. Louis.

Joyce Meyer Ministries, Hand of Hope recognized

a unique opportunity to reach out to the Bosnian

community and celebrate who they are by sharing

God’s love with them with no strings attached.

Hand of Hope joined with Oasis International

and dozens of church communities and organi-

zations to host a free festival called Celebrate

Bosnia. This first-of-its-kind event, held atChristy Park in St. Louis, included authentic

Bosnian food, soccer clinics, arts and crafts,

live entertainment and family games. Special

giveaways included soccer balls printed with the

Gospel message in Bosnian, along with a special

edition of Joyce’s book Tell Them I Love Them

and DVD teaching, both of which were translated

into Bosnian.

Mark Akers, representing Oasis International,

shared how one mother was so grateful for

Christians reaching out to help Bosnians inSt. Louis at another event last year that she

called her two sons in Baghdad and Dubai and

handed the phone to Akers to speak with them.

They thanked him profusely for helping their

mother, expressing gratitude over the

Christians in St. Louis showing kindness toward

Bosnians. “Not only are we demonstrating

God’s love to the Bosnian people, but by doing

so, we are providing peace of mind to their

family members around the world,” Akers said.

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A M E R I C A A T I T S best

ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE

of it, Satan has a plan for America. He wants us

to forget our godly heritage and slowly erase

our rich, biblical foundation.

We see the signs everywhere. God and prayer

have been removed from schools and history

books. God has been removed from our gov-

ernment except during times of emergency like

September 11. Our Constitution has also been

reinterpreted and re-written to change our

Founders’ original intent.

To take our moral temperature, all you have

to do is turn on the television. Our society cel-

ebrates doing whatever they think is right, and

sin is no longer called sin.

The good news is God also has a plan—

and His plan is always greater. What is it?

God’s Four-Step Recovery Plan

In 2 Chronicles 7:14, the Lord says, If My people,

who are called by My name, shall humble

them-selves, pray , seek , crave, and require of neces-

sity My face and turn from their wicked ways,

THEN will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin,

and heal their land.

God gives us four specific things to do: humble,

pray, seek, and turn. This is our part of the pro-

cess. As we do these things, then God will do

His part to hear, forgive and heal. But until we

do our part, God will not do His part. The key word in this entire

verse is “then.” It makes it clear that our part must be fulfilled

before God’s part can be initiated.

Our part involves true humility and repentance. We can pray

for restoration, however, restoration can’t come until there is

revival; revival can’t come until there is responsibility;

responsibility can’t come until there repentance; and repen-

tance can’t come until we remember...

We must remember who we are, where we come from...and

why it’s important to be accountable for what God’s given us

through our Founding Fathers. We must discover things like:

• How was our government formed?• What price was paid for our liberty… and who paid it?

• What role did God play in the lives of our Founding Fathers?

• What responsibilities did our Founders give us?

The Bible says wisdom comes from two sources: the Word of

God and life’s experiences (history). If we choose to forget the

past, then we lose the wisdom of the past—wisdom that came

at a great price. If we forget, then history will inevitably repeat

itself…and we’ll once again pay a tremendous price.

God’s Planfor America’s

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ARE YOU ONE OF THE MILLIONS

who feel constantly busy? Do you

wake up thinking: I might as well

stay in bed. There’s no way I can get

everything done! Obviously that’s not

a good way to live. God would much

rather see you relaxed and confident

in Him, peaceful and fulfilling your

purpose in life. So if you’re in a habit

of feeling anxious and overwhelmed, I

want to help you fix that.

You may think time is the problem—

that there just isn’t enough of it. But

God gives everyone the same amount.

We all have 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. I guess that’s God’s way of

saying that’s all the time we need to

live a well-balanced life with plenty of

time for work, rest and play.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, To everything

there is a season, and a time for every

matter or purpose under heaven.

Instead of dreading that you don’t

have enough time, you can make the

decision to have more wisdom with

the way you spend your time.

You know, we spend time just like we

spend money. When we spend it, it’s

gone. We can’t get it back. So we needto think about what we are spending

it on and decide whether or not we are

making the right choices.

No matter what’s on your to-do list

today, I want to encourage you that

God hasn’t called you to be busy. He

wants you to live purposefully and

be fruitful.

AND THE SECRET TO BEING

FRUITFUL

is to have a close, personalrelationship with God.

John 15:5 says, I am the Vine; you are

the branches. Whoever lives in Me and

I in him bears much (abundant) fruit.

However, apart from Me [cut off from

vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

No matter what you have to do to

make time with God your top priority,

you are never going to regret doing

it. There is absolutely no better way

to spend your time than to pray and

study God’s Word. It will bring you

peace, joy, confidence, wisdom and

understanding. You’ll be encouraged.

You can be healed. There’s just no end

to the good things that can happen in

your life when you put God first.

You may have to wake up extra

early or stay up later at night, but I

encourage you to set aside time daily

to spend with God. And when you

do, listen for His voice. One reason

people feel pressured and under so

much stress is that they’re listeningto every voice around them except

the voice of God.

Matthew 11:28-29 says, Come to Me, all

you who labor and are heavy-laden

and overburdened, and I will cause

you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and

refresh your souls.] Take My yoke upon

you and learn of Me, for I am gentle

(meek) and humble (lowly) in heart,

and you will find rest (relief and ease

and refreshment and recreation andblessed quiet) for your souls.

Even Jesus spent time alone with God

before He went out into the world to

do ministry, and He only did what

God put before Him to do. He didn’t

let other people decide His schedule.

If we will do the same, then our lives

can be peaceful and purposeful as

well as fruitful.

ARE YOU LIVING PURPOSEFULLY

OR JUST BEING BUSY? Have you

ever had a day when you were busy

all day long but couldn’t tell what you

accomplished at the end of it? We

don’t have to live that way.

God wants to encourage us through

His Word to live as people of purpose,

making the most of the time we’re given.

John 15:8 says,When you bear (produce)

much fruit, My Father is honored and

glorified, and you show and prove

yourselves to be true followers of Mine.

Following God can sometimes sound

like a huge, impossible task. But really,

you can be a great witness for God just

by being productive, and resting in His

presence as you go about your daily life.

When you feel like you’ve lost your

balance again and things are getting

busy, don’t just drag yourself through

the day. Make time with God your pri-

ority. He will give you the strength you

need to live each day with peace and

purpose as you accomplish everything

He’s calling you to do.

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Time is a gift and we’re able to spend it any way we choose. Butonce we spend it, it’s gone. At the end of every day, God wants us tobe fulfilled and satisfied, having spent our time in a fruitful way.We can find encouragement in God’s Word to not be merely busy,but fruitful and fulfilled.

Sometimes we get so focused on completing our “to do” list, thinking then we

can rest. We forget that something else will always come up—and that God’s Word

instructs us to rest continually in Him. Read Genesis 2:2-3, Philippians 4:6, Colos-

sians 1:4, Acts 3:19, Psalm 62:8. How can these different forms of rest increase

our productivity?

Fruitfulness happens when we plug in to our power source—Jesus Christ (see John

15:5). Read Galatians 5:22-23. What are the some of the benefits of abiding in Him?

Read Luke 10:25-42. These passages show us what it means to be busy and what

it means to be fruitful. Do you ever feel compelled to be busy or controlled by your

schedule? If so, what can you do practically to see a positive change?

God is here for you—and He is able to bear your load. Instead of running on your own

steam, take time to be refreshed in His Word. Read Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 12:27, and

Isaiah 40:28-31…and rest in Him. What is He speaking to your heart?

PRAY: Father, Thank you for sending Your Holy Spirit to help me do everything I

need to do, even as I rest in You. Help me set my priorities according to the wisdom

in Your Word. With Your help, Lord, I can enjoy a more fruitful, fulfilling life and be a

blessing to others simply by abiding in You. Amen.

He has made everythingbeautiful in its time. He alsohas planted eternity in men’shearts and minds [a divinelyimplanted sense of a purposeworking through the ageswhich nothing under the sunbut God alone can satisfy]….

—Ecclesiastes 3:11

In Pursuit of

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ONE MAN’S JOURNEY FROM

THE PAIN OF INSECURITY

AND DESPAIR TO THE

FREEDOM OF GOD’S LOVE

A L I F E

AARON’S EARLIEST MEMORIES of home and

family are filled with “a lot of drama,” anger, strife

and tension. He still vividly remembers the night

when he was just four or five years old and his

parents were arguing and “really going at it.” Then

suddenly, his mom stopped fighting, picked up her

bags and left.

She returned a short time later to get Aaron, his

brother and sister, whisking them away to a small

town in the Rocky Mountains. She believed shewas doing the best thing to protect her children,

but the reality of being a single mom and the sole

provider of the family meant working at least two

jobs and never having enough time or energy to

be a nurturing parent.

When Aaron’s father found them and reclaimed his

children, things didn’t change. Although he really

loved them, it was difficult for him to provide for








his family and be the loving father they needed.

Through this season of chaos and change, Aaron’s

sense of separation, abandonment, insecurity and

instability continued to steadily grow.

Eventually, Aaron’s mom returned and was reunited

with her two sons and daughter. She remarried, but

their stepfather had problems with alcohol and an-

ger, which created a continual atmosphere of tension,

conflict and strife. Home became a place he wanted

to avoid, so he spent a lot of time at a friend’s house;

when he had nowhere else to go, he was usually

alone in his room, with his guitar for comfort.

When he was around 13 years old, Aaron’s struggle

with rejection, a total lack of self-worth and con-

stant sense of abandonment caused him to start

hanging out with the wrong crowd, drinking and

smoking marijuana. But somehow, in the midst of

all the chaos, God was there.

Aaron began to see the evidence in his mom. He

says, “All of a sudden…I noticed my mom was this

crazy Christian. When she would drop us off at

school, she’d say things like ‘Aaron, you are more

than a conqueror!’ She had all of these JoyceMeyer teachings and she’d watch her on TV. We’d

wake up in the morning and she was listening

to praise and worship music.” The change in her

made an impression, but Aaron needed his own

personal encounter with God.

It happened in a most unlikely situation: a spring

break trip to Mexico. For the first three days, he

was drunk most of the time. But on Thursday

morning, he says, “I woke up with this discontent-

ment and didn’t know what it was. I went to order

a drink but something wasn’t right.” He ended upon the beach by himself, and although he hadn’t

wanted anything to do with God because of the

hurt and confusion he’d experienced most of his

life, he was compelled to pray and worship God for

the next two hours. And for the rest of the trip, he

didn’t have another sip of alcohol.

Aaron returned home with a changed heart. He

started going to church with his mom and pursu-

Aaron and his wife,

Becky, serve together

as worship pastors at

Citipointe Church in

Australia.

ing a personal relationship with Jesus. It wasn’t

long before he began attending a church founded

in Colorado by Pastors Mark and Leigh Ramsey

of Citipointe Church Brisbane in Australia. After

joining the worship team playing guitar, he says,

“That’s when I felt connected to my destiny.”

Now Aaron was ready for healing in his mind

and emotions so he could move forward in God’s

plans for his life. He recalls how God dramatically

touched his heart while he was at youth camp.

One evening during a prayer time with other

musicians on the worship team, he began weeping

uncontrollably. He says, “That’s when the Father’s

love wrapped me up in His arms. I realized He’s not

just up in the sky; He is a faithful, loving Dad.”

When Aaron returned home and told his mom

what had happened, she gave him a copy of

Joyce’s book Battlefield of the Mind. Aaron spent

the next three months of his lunchtime at school

in the library, reading this book. He says, “It was

like the world was silent and it was just me, God

and…this book. Every page just came alive. She

grabbed every scripture I needed, and the first

thought that nailed me was ‘This is the way Jesusthinks and this is how I should think.’”

Looking at him today, it’s hard to imagine Aaron

as an extremely negative, depressed teen who

believed he was unworthy of love and fearfully won-

dered: Who am I going to become if I’m nobody?

How am I going to live if I will never amount to any-

thing? The power of God’s love and His Word took

Aaron from the oppression of anger, hate, unfor-

giveness and self-pity to the freedom and security

of God’s unconditional love with a humble yet bold

confidence to be the man he was created to be.

Today, Aaron and his wife, Becky, serve together

as worship pastors at Citipointe Church in Austra-

lia. It’s been an amazing journey that can only be

described as a miracle of God. Aaron Lucas is a life

transformed by Love and Truth!

To get the whole story from Aaron,visit joycemeyer.org/extra34MAY / JUNE 2015

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Show yourthanks in

big & small ways.

Tell people

you appreciate

them.

Have fun

with it!

“Thankful/grateful for half days and stolen moments

with my girls!” #YEAROFTHANKS —@NOFEARENTERTAIN

“You had your hand

of protection over

me while I was in

Afghanistan.”

JASON

be thankful

Join us in a whole year of

giving thanks. Even when

things get difficult, we

encourage you to:

#YEAROFTHANKS

…AND SAY SO! Share your gratitude with the world. Post your thoughts, photos and creative ideas

online using the hashtag #YEAROFTHANKS. Here are just a few of the comments we’ve seen so far.

Be thankful

and say so.

PSALM 100:4

We have so much to be thankful

for, and focusing on what God’s

doing in our lives is a great way to

live—it energizes us, gives us joy,

and fills us with hope! So I hope

you’ll join me in my goal and make it

your own: I want to be the most thankful

person on the planet. Together, we can

make 2015 a “year of thanks.”

I encourage you to be thankful and say so.

Tell people you appreciate them. Show

your gratitude for the small things. Live

in a spirit of thanks all year long! You can

even add to our online conversation by

using the hashtag #YEAROFTHANKS. Help

make 2015 a year filled with gratitudeand thanksgiving!

“I am so thankful for

getting thru cancer; so

thankful for my husband

and all his support.”

—MARY #YEAROFTHANKS

a YEAR OF THANKS

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