overseas

Janel’s Story: When Helping Hurts (You)

The phone connection sounded a bit like Oliver, one of my closest Ugandan friends, was crushing newspapers on the other…

2 years ago

10 Ways to Make Sure Conflict Pulls You off the Field

Near the end of my second short-term missions trip, I--a lowly teenager--was surprised to find that conflict with other global…

2 years ago

Reverse Culture Shock: My Story

Reverse culture shock is real. Each time I return back to the States, I feel like a perfect stranger once…

2 years ago

Marketplace missions: 4.13 billion reasons to consider

Go. Serve. Love's always pretty hyped to share marketplace-missions-related stories and thoughts from Marketplace & Development Enterprises, an organization providing business, vocational,…

2 years ago

When You’re Feeling Like “Just the Trailing Spouse”

I've been feeling a bit of shame these days about being a “trailing spouse”. Since moving back to the U.S.,…

3 years ago

For the Days You’re Out of Gas

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

3 years ago

Kaycee’s Story: Red-Light Moment

At the stoplight, my arms fall into my lap. I lay my head on the steering wheel. Tears well up.…

3 years ago

Interested in Bible Translation? You’ll Need This

Visiting Ethnos360.org, you'd find their mission: A thriving church for every people.  And you'd find a pressing question: More than 6,000…

3 years ago

Rewrapping Holidays Overseas, Part II

Missed the first part? Grab it here. Scrolling through Facebook that day brought a bit of sadness, glimpsing all those…

3 years ago

Rewrapping Christmas Overseas, Part I

Your first year overseas has a way of rearranging your life, your brain, your family, your body. So it makes…

3 years ago