A Good Word Wednesday
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A Good Word Wednesday
WONDER #190 Top Ten List #1
July 1, 2026
A little bit of goodness, encouragement and hope in your mailbox today.
What event, place or person has made you stand in awe at the wonder of God? WONDER. It’s Your Good Word for Your Wednesday.
In my book, Unseen People, I share my top ten list of my favorite travel destinations. For the next 10 weeks, I will highlight one of those for you each week as we journey through our summer together. I will add one more to that list at the end of the top ten. When those posts are completed, we will find ourselves into the second week of September, already past Labor Day and only a couple of weeks until the beginning of Fall. That’s hard to imagine right now when everywhere is hot. Sizzling hot. But it’s July now. It’s supposed to be hot.
The list I will share with you is mostly not tourist destinations, but mission trip locations. However, a few of them could be considered both. Some of them are road trips and some require 20+ hours on an airplane to reach. So, buckle up, here we go. Keep reading for a tip in A Final Good Word about how to be a traveler with a mission.
Top Ten Favorite Travel Destination #1:
Grand Canyon, Arizona
This was the destination before a week spent in Phoenix with a Spring break mission team. I have to say, it was one of the easiest trips ever as far as actual work goes. However, at the beginning of the trip, I literally thought I was going to die due to a snowstorm that hit at the end of a very, very long drive in a crowded church van. After slipping and sliding for hours on an icy interstate, we did not die, by God’s grace, and lived later on to pass out flyers, prayer walk, and assist in a new church start in Phoenix. As a gift from God, at the beginning of the week, we were allowed to stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon for about an hour. It was big, spectacular, and overwhelming. When we were all back safely in the van, we were thankful for seeing one of the wonders of the world that God had made and shared with us.*
Just this week, I’ve seen friends post photos from that very site standing on the rim of the Canyon. I had once heard it described as just one big hole in the ground. Indeed it is that. But so much more. As you stand there in the wind and look down deep to the Colorado River, and then outward to the magnificent jagged mountain formations, a sense of awe and wonder sweeps through you. It is only one of the many creations God gave us to get a glimpse into His majesty.
Have you been to the Grand Canyon? How did it make you feel?
Wednesday in the Word
Good Words from God’s Word
"Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder." Isaiah 29:4
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” Psalm 8:3-4
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19:1
“Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” Exodus 15:11
Good Questions
GOOD Question(s) of the Week: What event, place or person has made you stand in awe at the wonder of God?
Good Words I Recommend
A Good Song: Wonder, Hillsong
Another Good Song: Creator, Phil Wickham
A Good Book: Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God, Margaret Feinberg
*Another Good Book: Unseen People: Sharing Light and Life with Your Neighbors and the Nations, DeAnna Sanders (p. 126). Ambassador International. Kindle Edition
A Final Good Word
As we travel, whether to experience an amazing wonder of the world, like the Grand Canyon, or enjoy seeing the animals at the zoo in a nearby city, remember to look beyond yourself and see unseen people all around you.
Try this: Take time to see people normally overlooked, including servers, cashiers, maintenance workers, taxi drivers, or cleaning crews. Pause and thank God for them and pray for them to know Him — the greatest Wonder of them all.
DeAnna’s email: deannalynnsanders@gmail.com
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Gratefully yours,
DeAnna
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