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Raising tenderhearted children in a tough world doesn’t come naturally. It requires constant nurturing. One way is to invite missionaries into your home and let your children take part in dinner table conversations. This is one of the best ways to get to know some of God’s great servants. When I was growing up we had many missionaries in our home. By talking about different people and customs, they made other parts of the world seem more real to me. Another way is to read the biographies of William Carey, Mary Slessor, Hudson Taylor, and other great missionaries in history. You and your children will find their stories fascinating. Children especially enjoy hearing about George Mueller, who took in thousands of orphans, providing the best of everything without asking for financial help. When they ran out of food, they set the table anyway and said grace. Once a cart laden with bread broke down nearby. The bread man came to their door saying, “I don’t know what to do with all this bread. Could you use it?” What a great example of Philippians 4:19, which says, “God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” It’s still true today! This is Luis Palau.