expectations

Choosing an Emotionally Healthy Missions Organization

Missed our last post on Emotionally Healthy Missions? Grab it here! When you're headed overseas, it's easy to underestimate the effects…

4 years ago

My Cultural Moment: My Cousins’ Birthdays? Really?

“You really don’t know your cousins’ birthdays, do you?!” It was the kind of cultural moment that made me mentally…

4 years ago

The Culture Clash: Ouch! You Just Dented My Cred

There it was again: the culture clash. Yeah, I understand that you don’t like surprise changes in plans, I mentally retorted…

4 years ago

Partnership Building in a Pandemic: Do’s and Don’ts

Heading into March, my goal was to add on 20 new monthly supporters to my ministry team. But just two…

5 years ago

10 Realities a Missionary Probably Won’t Tell You

Go. Serve. Love is psyched about featuring this post from missionary Joe Holman; it originally posted on his blog and…

5 years ago

“I’m thinking about being a missionary. What trip should I take?” Part I

By David Armstrong and Marti Wade So you're thinking about going overseas. When you're thinking about a short-term, feeling-this-out trip,…

5 years ago

Sarah’s Story: Dashed

I delayed writing this. I was hoping if I didn’t write about it, this wouldn’t have to be the end.…

5 years ago

#BestoftheBestFriday: I Wish I’d Known; Africa’s Evangelism Challenges

We're back with current need-to-know missions thoughts from around the web. What I Wish Missions Had Told Me Remember our…

5 years ago

How to Tell Kids You’re Moving Overseas as Missionaries

"When Should We Tell Them?" I'd say--and most sites agree--as soon as possible. Your goal? Well-adjusted kids with ownership in…

6 years ago