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Does Christianity destroy culture?

Editor's note: We're pulling this post from the archives to answer a key recurring question: Does Christianity destroy culture? Are…

4 years ago

“I Wish Someone Had Told Me”: 5 Things about Missions

In our efforts at Go. Serve. Love to help you look overseas with eyes wide open, we actually like posting…

4 years ago

“What keeps you going?” The successes we remember

One morning in Guatemala, I walked into our office and found sitting around the table the regional leadership of a…

4 years ago

Advent: When You’re Not Where You Hoped (FREE PRINTABLE)

The dust, fine and red, coated the plants lining our roads. Sweat beaded on my upper lip. As my children…

4 years ago

Out of Place: When You’re Not Where You Thought You’d Be

Stuffed animal on the kitchen counter.  Dirty socks by the back door.  Laundry on the couch.  Empty coffee cup on…

4 years ago

Go with a Mission Agency–or Go on Your Own?

After 30-plus years as a missionary, I have seen the wide and wonderful diversity in the people God calls to…

4 years ago

How to Say, “Hey, Kids. We’re Moving Overseas”

Editor's note: When God begins to pull your hearts in an overseas direction, that potential decision is inevitably a life-shifting…

4 years ago

When Did “Home” Become a Difficult Word?

My third child was 3 years old during one of our furloughs, a summer spent in a house provided by…

4 years ago

Dotsie’s Story: Culture Shock, and Making Change

Change doesn’t come easily for me. Or more plainly put, I just don’t like change. Give me a quiet routine…

4 years ago

How to Build Community as a Missionary Overseas

Editor's note: Tucked away in my family room sits a box made of exotic African wood, lugged back using precious…

4 years ago