personal/emotional readiness

“Trust and Obey, Mommy”: Gala’s Story

Our family had been in Ethiopia for about two weeks one February when we decided to visit the village where…

3 years ago

Missionary Marriage: Ideas to Keep It Together

Years ago, my husband and I talked about how to help missionary friends on the field in struggles they were…

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

Going Overseas? Prepare for Scars

Recently I sat with another missionary, stocking feet curled beneath us. We were reflecting on some of the more painful…

4 years ago

“Do I have the Call to Be a Missionary?” Free Webinar

It's the first step, and one of the hardest to discern: How can you tell if you're experiencing the call…

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

Making a difference = a good reason to go overseas?

When I first met the head-turning, nearly-too-good-to-be-true man who would be my husband, there was only one possibly fatal flaw.…

4 years ago

Rebecca & David’s Story: “We’re Ordinary People”

Editor's note: David and Rebecca, regular readers of Go. Serve. Love and self-proclaimed ordinary people, recently contacted us with some…

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