culture

Cross-Cultural Immersion: 10 Ways to Start Right Where You’re At

Imagine we're sitting down at that great little nook of a coffee shop downtown: matcha latte for me, triple espresso…

2 years ago

Language Learning: Why to Speak their Heart-Language, Part II

Missed Part I? Grab it here. My husband and I sat with a friend who'd spent years in Japan as…

2 years ago

Heart Language: Why to Learn Theirs, Even if They Speak Yours

When we came back to our passport country on home assignment, people were curious. "If Ugandans speak English, why do…

2 years ago

Taylor Swift, Pork, and Locating Cultural Bridges

I'm raising four teenagers. So, y'know. Maybe you know how to pray for me? But one of the techniques that's…

2 years ago

International Church: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly-ish

ey'rehesT He believes what? She’s convicted about that? They don’t agree about this? You’re moving overseas, packing what you didn’t…

2 years ago

Excellence in Missions: 7 Standards [INFOGRAPHIC]

We're all about bringing you tools you can use to truly go there, serve Him, and love them well. So we've…

3 years ago

My Big Dream (that Starts Small)

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Rebecca Hopkins’ blog, Borneo Wife, when she and her husband served in Indonesia.…

3 years ago

Make Local Friends Overseas: 6 Ways

We had been living in Cairo about a year and a half when friends visited from Uganda. We ate at…

3 years ago

“What Kind of Overseas Friendships Do I Need?”

The accident with the motorcycle left me shaky, anxious, and worried. Besides my husband, the person I wanted to talk…

3 years ago

Why Missionaries Leave Prematurely: FREE Download

You're looking in an overseas direction, maybe even beginning the sacrifices to get there. Perhaps you've sold the Volvo, put…

3 years ago