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What strengthens it?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=522 style='width:391.5pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=522 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i1.cmail20.com/ei/r/2A/FF9/C6C/csimport/WPT_europe_southern.142206.jpg" alt=placeholder><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;display:inline-block'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:27.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#58595B;text-transform:uppercase'>December 16, 2021 <img width=339 height=15 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://i8.cmail20.com/ti/r/B5/F31/EC6/083607/images/dateline.png"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:27.0pt'><tr><td width=6 style='width:4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=6 height=220 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://i9.cmail20.com/ti/r/B5/F31/EC6/083607/images/blue.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ttb.cmail20.com/t/r-l-trddilit-hlzirwjy-t/"><b><span style='color:#4285BC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=220 height=220 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://i2.cmail20.com/ei/r/2A/FF9/C6C/csimport/Serbia.142226.jpg" alt=placeholder></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=22 style='width:16.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:24.0pt'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#58595B'>Where are we praying today?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed";color:#2478BE;text-transform:uppercase'>Serbia<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:27.0pt;display:inline-block'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>As we travel the world together on our knees, we’ve stopped several times in Serbia, asking God to open hearts and minds to His Word. Today let’s praise Him for answering those prayers as we rejoice in a letter from a listener named Ana.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:27.0pt;display:inline-block'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>“Last year was very difficult for me. Some of my friends and family members were seriously ill, several good acquaintances passed away, many lost their jobs or barely survived due to the difficult financial situation. But the good news is that I realized my refuge is in God’s Word. I never really paid much attention to it, but through these challenges I found it is the shelter that is safest.</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:27.0pt;display:inline-block'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>“Whenever it was hard, when my worries and bad news piled up, I took the Bible and read, prayed, and surrendered all my worries in prayer. Thru the Bible has meant everything to me. The churches were closed, there was always bad news on TV, and that’s why I found my peace in the evening when I sat down to study God’s Word with Dr. McGee. I realized that in this way I was gaining the necessary faith. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about faith. I have noticed that some things steal my faith and some strengthen it. I am more committed than ever to strengthening my faith and know the Lord in deeper ways. I pray others will, too.”</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:27.0pt;display:inline-block'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Join Ana in that prayer and thank God for the refuge we too can find in His Word. Spend some time thinking about what steals your faith and what strengthens it. May 2022 be a year of deep spiritual growth for all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:27.0pt;display:inline-block'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>A family in India anticipates their first Christmas. 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