Category: Christian Home Exchanges
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Types of Home Exchanges
There are two main home exchange types: Reciprocal Exchange and Non-Reciprocal (Balloon) Exchange Reciprocal Exchanges is how Christian Home Exchange was started. Member A stays in Member B’s home and Member B stays in Member A’s home. Simple! You stay in my home and I stay in your home. Balloon Exchanges allow you to earn…
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Lifestyle Quotes
I came across a couple of quotes that help me as I struggle with my complicated lifestyle. I share them because so many of us put off “really living” and “traveling” because we make everything too complicated. First quote is from Confucius: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” When I…
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Hawaii USA and Christian Home Exchange
Hawaii is the 50th state in the United States. As a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, you can contact 433 Listings in Hawaii that are included in The Home Exchange Network. The USA is one of the 150 countries which you, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, can contact in The Home Exchange Network. Currently (March 14, 2017), this…
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The Great Commission and Home Exchanges
At a church I served as pastor, we had a guest pastor program called Pastors2Go. One of our guest pastors—on a clergy sabbatical from her job as Chaplain at the University of Leeds England—was leading a Bible study. Both she and her husband shared the importance of going and doing for Christian discipleship. They shared…
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Christian Home Exchange in Hungary
Hungary, located in central Europe, is a member of the European Union. Hungary is one of the 150 countries which you, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, can contact in The Home Exchange Network. Currently (February 16, 2017), this network has 370 available home swap listings. The capital of Hungary is Budapest. This beautiful city has…
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Christian Home Exchange in New Zealand
A home exchange in New Zealand. How exciting! New Zealand is one of the 150 countries which, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, you can contact in The Home Exchange Network. New Zealand is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. New Zealand’s nearest neighbor is Australia—around 90 miles away. New Zealand is about the size of…
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The Christian Home Exchange Movement
The Christian Home Exchange website is owned by the non-profit organization, St. Hans Ministry Exchange, Inc. The name, St. Hans, refers to St. John the Baptist, whose motto was, “He (Christ) must increase, I must decrease.” Our logo incorporates a symbol of Christian baptism—the seashell with water drops. The water drops enter an ocean (represented…
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Deferred Dreams Of Travel
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” (Proverbs 13:12, The Message) Like others who have become “the older generation” before us, we baby boomers discover the truth behind the clichés of everyday life. A plaque on the kitchen wall in the farm home of a retired couple…
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Be Part Of The Bigger Picture
What is the use of a house, if you don’t have a decent planet to put it on? (Henry David Thoreau) As a Christian, I believe that every life serves a purpose. There is always a bigger picture to consider. Each of us is here for a reason. We belong to something—to someone—much bigger than…
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Have Fun Living Green
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. (Dale Carnegie) Take a vacation and help the planet. People are more productive when they are rested and energized. News of global warming and the need to protect resources is disheartening. What are we to do? Take a much needed and refreshing vacation? …