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On Sunday my extended family tried to organize a first-time group video call.\u00a0 It took us a while to find a platform for everyone: Would it be Skype, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Hangout, mobile phone or something else?\u00a0 One family member couldn\u2019t attend but sent a note that everything was okay.<\/p>\n

But in the end our call took place, despite a few inevitable technical glitches. We all enjoyed seeing faces, hearing voices and laughter, getting updates, sharing prayer requests, and being reassured that everyone was fine and connected as a family in this coronavirus age.\u00a0 It was an experience we will try again.<\/p>\n

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LittWorld 2018, by Amy Boucher Pye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Similarly, MAI\u00a0wants to provide ways in which we can stay connected\u00a0with YOU in these unsettled days.\u00a0 People who\u2019ve\u00a0attended a LittWorld conference or other training often refer to themselves as part of the MAI global \u201cfamily,\u201d and that is how we consider you!\u00a0 We are<\/i> family, both in a spiritual sense as God\u2019s children but also in our shared passion and commitment to the ministry of the written and published word.<\/p>\n

In the coming weeks, the MAI staff and I will be expanding the platform on which we may share ideas, resources, updates and prayer requests.<\/p>\n

These include:<\/p>\n

\u2014A March 31 \u201cGlobal Prayer Meeting<\/a>.\u201d Half a dozen global publishers will tell how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting their work and pray for one another. You\u2019ll be able to share your prayer requests in the chat box. (Learn more and register<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2014An additional free training webinar<\/a> each month.<\/p>\n

\u2014Posting your creative ideas. We\u2019re sharing on MAI social media your ideas for better serving readers longing for a message of encouragement and hope found in a loving God. (\u0641\u064a\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0643<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, \u0627\u0646\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0645<\/a>) Email your creative ideas to mai@littworld.org.<\/p>\n

We invite you to continue visiting our website and social media to learn of additional ways to interact within the MAI global family as they become available.<\/p>\n

Some of us have been harder hit than others, whether in health or financially, by the pandemic.\u00a0 <\/span>And communication is key for us to encourage and strengthen one another.<\/p>\n

\"\"Per the text in Romans, may the God who gives us endurance and encouragement give us a spirit of unity as we follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth we may glorify the God and Father of\u00a0our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

John Maust is\u00a0president of MAI.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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