As the weather cools, we revel in the beauty of our bountiful harvest – whether literally or figuratively, our Multicultural Kid Bloggers are enjoying their bounty of life and love. From pumpkins to seashells, we are so grateful… Valerie says that “since he was barely 1 year old, Nico has loved apple picking. We’ve been […] The post Our Bountiful Harvest appeared first on Multicultural Kid Blogs.| Multicultural Kid Blogs
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.It is hard to believe that Halloween is next week! It is the perfect time for a spooky book and today I am sharing one. It is a middle grade book that has creepy dolls, magic, ghosts, and witches. It takes place in Mexico. The book is Lost on Doll Island by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez. It is recommended for ages 8 to 12.| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent copies of these books in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.What is your favorite music? Do you play it for your kids? Do you play other types of music for them? Today we are sharing some amazing books--four board books with sound and one picture book about music and a person with dementia and its importance. We will start with the picture book which is Searching for Mr. Johnson's Song by Ariel Vanece and illustrated by Jade Orlando. It is recommende...| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I am working with The Children's Book Review and Nyasha Williams and Sidney Rose McCall to bring you this post.Do you know much about Kwanzaa? By this point in time we have all heard of Kwanzaa, but many don't totally know what it is. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. He was searching for ways to bring Black people together after riots in Los Angeles. (Source) I don't rem...| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.Where do your kids go when they are dealing with a BIG emotion? Where did you go when you were young? What did you do? I remember going to my room crying and wanting to be alone but not wanting to be alone. Today we are sharing a book about a young girl dealing with a big emotion and using creativity to overcome it. The book is Nunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung. It is recommended for ages 4 to...| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.Hispanic Heritage Month ends this week, but I have one more book to share with you. It is a book based on a historical event from the 1930s and how one community fought segregation in schools. The book is A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores Águila. It is recommended for ages 8 to 12.| Crafty Moms Share
Students from the Missouri Baptist student group at Missouri S&T in Rolla, Mo., recently helped share the love of Christ in Poland, and they grew in their passion for sharing Christ at home, as well. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Sota spent his career in information technology, but retiring from secular work didn’t mean stepping away from serving the Lord. A Japanese man living in the United States, Sota asked a simple-but-powerful question: “Is there anything more I can do than pray?” God answered with an unexpected invitation — an opportunity to serve as a digital engagement (DE) responder for a city in Japan. The post Retired but not finished: How one man’s online ministry is reaching Japan appeared first...| Pathway
Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, among 22 pastors jailed this week in China on erroneous charges, lived in the U.S. with his wife Chunli Liu and their children before returning to China in 2007 to plant Zion Church. His wife, who has remained in the U.S. to raise their children, U.S. citizens, is appealing for prayer as the U.S. advocates for her husband’s release. The post USCIRF condemns Chinese religious persecution as jailed pastor’s U.S. family urges prayer appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
China falsely claimed Oct. 13 to protect religious freedoms after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the country’s government to release several pastors arrested in house church raids. The post U.S. urges release of jailed Chinese pastors appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Israeli families are relieved Hamas released 20 living hostages but grieve that bodies of remaining hostages are still held or missing, the leader of a top care group serving traumatized families told Baptist Press. The post ‘Tainted joy’ upon hostage/prisoner exchange, leading Israeli care group says appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
As retired International Mission Board missionaries Nik and Ruth Ripken speak in a variety of small group settings, churches and conferences, they desire to share practical insights with prospective missionaries about what to expect mentally, physically and spiritually. The post Nik and Ruth Ripken encourage believers to follow Jesus, no matter the cost appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
“I’m alive, I’m alive,” Pastor Mark Sergeev’s oldest son Christopher, 13, called from debris that seconds ago was the third floor of the Sergeev family home in Kyiv. Everyone was accounted for except Sergeev’s youngest and 8-year-old son Aaron. The post Pastor continues to serve in Ukraine after losing church, second home in Russia’s war appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Romanian Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program continues to flourish as a vital resource for gospel-centered leadership across Eastern Europe. Now in its 12th year under the leadership of Dr. Radu Gheorghiță, the program has equipped dozens of pastors, educators, and ministry leaders for faithful service in the local church. The post Romanian DMin alumni, students from MBTS celebrate gospel impact appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Many years ago, a believer gave Barkhat’s father a Bible. “I have wanted to understand the Bible since I was a child,” Barkhat told two believers who came to his home to share the gospel. Over the next few days, they read the Bible together two or three times a day, and Barkhat soaked in the Word. The post A Shina man’s search for truth leads to Christ appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Avi Mizrachi, a Messianic believer and founding pastor of Adonai Roi Congregation in Tel Aviv, finds it difficult to commemorate the Oct. 7 second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. The post ‘Prince of Peace’ only hope for Israel and Hamas, Messianic and Christian leaders say appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
“The Great Commission is not just about the IMB,” said Eric Kuykendall, who leads an International Mission Board team in Paris working among Chinese people. The post IMB mobilizes Christians from the nations to reach the nations appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
The group of seven were the first missions team sent from a church in Germany that International Mission Board workers Kelly and Janice Seely helped start years ago. They now work with European churches to help them see what it means for a church to be involved in long-term missions. The post IMB workers teach former German church plant about cross-cultural missions in Greece appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
A new congressional bill would require the U.S. to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), indicating egregious, systemic and ongoing religious freedom violations in the country that is the deadliest for Christians. The post New bill would require U.S. to flag, sanction Nigeria for religious freedom violations appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
An immigrant couple from a Slavic church in California will continue ministering in Spain, but they will return as International Mission Board missionaries. Another couple is going overseas after a long tenure of serving Southern Baptists through multiple entities. And a young man is returning to do missions in the same country he previously served as a Journeyman. These are a few of the 54 newly appointed missionaries who participated in a Sending Celebration, Sept. 24, at Ironbridge Baptist...| Pathway
Friendly banter came before the final decision on who would carry which flag. Several of the new missionaries wanted to hold Mexico’s flag, of course. In the end, Roselia processed in carrying the flag of her home country and the home of seven of the 10 new Latin American global missionary partners, soon to join International Mission Board teams. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Como somos un país acomplejado, poner restricciones a la inmigración se ve como algo viejo, premoderno, poco multicultural y hasta cateto.| Libertad Digital
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.October has begun and Halloween seems to be everywhere! It is the month of ghosts, goblins and witches. Today we are sharing a book about witches however it is not really a Halloween book. It is a graphic novel about growing up and finding one's way. The book is Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley. It is recommended for ages eight to twelve.| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent copies of these books in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.School has been in session for a month or so now around here. The first day for everyone is full of emotions and jitters. It can be hard for anyone but especially for young children just starting school or someone changing school. Today I get to share two new picture books about the first day of school. The first is Scarecited on the First Day of School by Alliah L. Agostini and illustrated ...| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.Hispanic Heritage Month began on September 15th. It goes through October 15th. I have not focused on the heritage months as much as I have in the past because I truly believe books sharing any heritage and history is important for all kids to read and should be read any time. That said I am sharing a picture book today that takes place in Mexico so if you are someone who pays more attention to...| Crafty Moms Share
Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States runs from September 15 to October 15 each year. The half-month-to-half-month structure might seem peculiar, but the reason for this is that these dates overlap with the independence celebrations of a number of Hispanic countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile).| Infillion
In the not-too-distant future, the most important, most targeted, most discussed consumers will be Spanish-speakers that watch anime. The post How Do You Appeal to a $4.1 Trillion Audience? Speak Their Language appeared first on Infillion.| Infillion
Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is in its 10th year! This non-profit children’s literacy| Kelly's Classroom Online
December is here and children all over the world are getting excited about| Kelly's Classroom Online
Every culture around the world has its own special form of weaving. For example,| Kelly's Classroom Online
In 2015, I participated in a Read Around the World Summer blog series and put| Kelly's Classroom Online
Taco Tuesdays are a fun and popular tradition for many people in the United| Kelly's Classroom Online
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is an online children’s literacy event| Kelly's Classroom Online
Cloaked in all black to represent their grief, students congregated on the K and at the Williamson House Wednesday to hold a Senate Bill One protest. In light of SB 1 being enacted at Kent State University for the first semester, the Kent State OSA (Ohio Student Association) hosted and organized the demonstration. Flashes...| a magazine
Gene Smith, administrative pastor at First Baptist Church, De Soto, and his wife Kristi recently led a missions trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic. They and 12 individuals from their church partnered with Pastor Savenít Polo of Maranatha Baptist Church and other volunteers in La Romana to organize an eyeglass clinic, which was open, June 21–28. The team went out to two different “bateyes,” impoverished villages where sugar cane workers live. On this trip, they gave out 589 pairs of ...| Pathway
A Muslim convert who said he saw a vision of Christ while napping at a Ugandan mosque is recovering after his relatives beat him and destroyed his home, Morning Star News reported. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Are you worried finding your next meal will be a struggle? Know someone who is? If food insecurity doesn’t affect you, it probably affects someone you know. International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood says the global hunger crisis is the worst it has been in four decades. “Two billion people around the world today live on a single (daily) meal,” he told Baptist Press. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
With the war in its fourth year, Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary has long resumed its educational outreach, graduating a class of 700 students in June, the largest in its 25-year history, President Yaroslav Pyzh said in a video. UBTS awarded 171 undergraduate level degrees, 30 graduate level degrees, and 388 certificates, he told Baptist Press, with remaining graduates receiving certificates from the Institute of Leadership and Coaching. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri ...| Pathway
David Englehart, the campus director of New Mexico State University’s Christian Challenge, was moved with emotion as he recalled a quiet, but stunning moment in his life some 30 years earlier during a trip to Central Asia. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Cultural books open windows into diverse lives, offering powerful stories that spark empathy, challenge views, and connect us across borders and backgrounds. The post 10 Vibrant Cultural Books That Inspire Connection and Conversation appeared first on The Culture Ties.| The Culture Ties
othello April 23rd marks Shakespeare’s birthday—a time to celebrate the enduring power of his words across centuries and continents. This year, I want to highlight one remarkable story that relates to Shakespeare, that of Ira Aldridge, a young man who saw in Shakespeare not something distant, but a path to self-expression, artistry, and freedom. Born... The post The Boy Who Became Othello: Ira Aldridge’s Shakespearean Dream appeared first on The Culture Ties.| The Culture Ties
Get the look as the days grow longer and warmer, with the fashion world turning its gaze toward Spring & Summer 2025. European designers are crafting a narrative of refined nostalgia, subtle innovation, and effortless elegance this season. Forget fleeting fads; this is a season of a visually striking blend of old and new. At... The post Get the Look! European Fashion Trends 2025 (Spring/Summer) appeared first on The Culture Ties.| The Culture Ties
May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month in the United States. In May, we celebrate the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The legislation to annually designate May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was instigated by two key […] The post 20 picture books by AANHPI authors you should add to your bookshelf first appeared on Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. The pos...| Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
When I’m searching for an unengaged, unreached people group, I ask the Holy Spirit to show me someone open to the Gospel. One day, that simple prayer led me to the water’s edge, where an old man fished from strings tied to his hand. He asked why I was there. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
