My years in Uganda were pockmarked with many “aha” moments–those moments when everything clicked.
Usually, I wished everything had clicked sooner.
Category: overseas
Discern God’s Will: 14 More Questions
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Grab the first set of questions here
to help you discern God’s Will.
Picture with me for a moment some soggy, Middle Eastern men on an ancient boat in the middle of the night. Their arms are slick with seaspray, jellied from bailing water and rowing against the wind.
They’ll argue about who saw it first, but unmistakably, something was silhouetted on the crests and peaks of the waves. And it sure looked a whole lot like a person.
But because people can’t really float upright on water–as fishermen, they’re confident of this–their minds vault to the supernatural: A ghost.
Seeking God’s Will: 20 Journaling & Discussion Questions for Missions
Cross-Cultural Immersion: 10 Ways to Start Right Where You’re At
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Imagine we’re sitting down at that great little nook of a coffee shop downtown: matcha latte for me, triple espresso for you (feel free to improvise. You just looked kind of tired).
I’m like, Hey. Great news. Finally decided what I want to do with my life.
You: Sweet. What’s the verdict?
Downsizing to Move Overseas, Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Go. Serve. Love is tickled pink to welcome back Rebecca Skinner, who grew up as a missionary kid in Latin America, where she moved five times in seven years.
As an adult TCK, Rebecca has worked as a professional organizer with Simplified Living Solutions, helping people downsize, pack their belongings, and set up their homes after a move. She has the ability to step into a kitchen for the first time and tell you which drawer the silverware are in.
Taylor Swift, Pork, and Locating Cultural Bridges
International Church: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly-ish
The Magi & Your Path Abroad: “We Have Come to Worship Him”
Cultural Frustration: Dealing with Potholes of Missionary Life
Reading Time: 6 minutes
A global-worker friend from Nepal sent me a Marco Polo recently. She described a day of local handymen installing appliances in her family’s new apartment–with methods much to her chagrin.
My mind immediately tumbled back to the painter who striped our house different shades of pink and orange on the outside, so it resembled a box of rainbow sherbet.
