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Guest blog by Bev Phillips “I’m too old to do much of anything anymore,” mumbled the elderly gentleman as I greeted him in the church foyer one Sunday morning and inquired how he was doing. In my role as Care Ministry Director at our church, I have heard this sentiment from our older [...]

  Agnes Jakosalem, a participant of the Grandparenting ministry from the Philippines won the 2017 Mrs. Grandma Universe pageant. At 51, it didn’t occur to Agnes Jakosalem to compete in a beauty pageant, more so bringing home the first crown for the Philippines in this year’s Mrs. Grandma [...]

Isn’t it exciting to have your precious grandchild come running into your arms with hugs and kisses? Your six-year-old granddaughter calling to tell you she lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy is coming to her house or your seven-year-old grandson thrilled to tell you how many goals he made [...]

  A year ago I had a dream to form a movement of A Million Praying Grandparents who would commit to pray intentionally and regularly for their grandchildren and their parents. I shared my dream/passion with you because I believed you too, shared my concern for our grandchildren growing up in [...]

Grandparents are in a battle for the hearts and minds of our next generation living in our culture today. However, the battle isn’t ours, it is the Lords. The way to walk through this battle is to grip the hand of Jesus tightly and stay in close communication with him. It is only as we [...]

Lillian Penner, Prayer director, Christian Grandparenting Network, [...]

Recently, a friend of mine spent the weekend with her grandchildren. She told me, “It was shocking to see how fast my four grandchildren are growing up and the challenges they are facing.  I am experiencing a lot of heartache over the world they are growing up in and concern over their response [...]

Years ago, Esther stood in the gap for her people, the Jews when their lives were physically threatened. Today grandparents can stand in the gap with prayer for their grandchildren in the same way as their spiritual lives are threatened. I would like to invite you to become a part of a prayer group [...]

  As I look ahead into 2017, it looks like our national and global situation is in turmoil.  A good friend focused my attention on Isaiah 60:1-2 as a word from the Lord for the New Year:  “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness [...]

Lillian Penner, [...]