This unique season presents both significant challenge and strategic opportunity. If we're honest, those two realities are typically packaged together. As family, friends, neighbors and co-workers face adversity—hunger for help, community and spirituality is rising. How is God personally encouraging your heart and renewing hope? Who can you pass hope to this week?

To encourage and equip you, this is the first of a special six-week email series discussing the following questions many are facing:

Please take the opportunity to share this—or any upcoming email in this series—with a friend or family member who may be struggling. Even better, offer to review the attached resources together through Zoom video conferencing!

("Zooming" is not difficult, but there is a learning curve. Watch these video tutorials to learn how: 1) "Zoom: Getting Started" 2) "Zoom: Advanced Features for Disciple-Making")

Let us know if there's any way we can help. Thankful for your partnership,