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When Suffering on the Mission Field Takes Your Faith Under

I was 35 and homeschooling my four kids in our bush house in Cameroon. My husband worked long days installing…

1 year ago

Language Learning: Why to Speak their Heart-Language, Part II

Missed Part I? Grab it here. My husband and I sat with a friend who'd spent years in Japan as…

2 years ago

Heart Language: Why to Learn Theirs, Even if They Speak Yours

When we came back to our passport country on home assignment, people were curious. "If Ugandans speak English, why do…

2 years ago

Counting the Cost in Missions: What’s That Mean, Anyway?

A friend and I sank animatedly into conversation at a recent Christmas party before even removing our thick jackets. While…

2 years ago

“Got Ideas to Mobilize Gen Z?”

Editor's note: While you're overseas, there's a 100% chance you will at some point be baffled by either the size…

2 years ago

When You Won’t Be Home for the Holidays

It was December 24th, but I was the only person out shopping that night thinking about stocking stuffers. I ran down…

2 years ago

Finding My Place in the (New, Again) Space

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

2 years ago

How to jump in cross-culturally (without drowning)

When my kids were learning to swim, they loved the thrill of jumping from the edge of the pool into…

2 years ago

How to Avoid Colonialist Missions: A Page From Paul’s Playbook

It's a cautionary tale for any of us. (Sometimes "good missions" is defined by what not to do.) Barbara Kingsolver's…

2 years ago

When You’re Scared of Moving Your Family Overseas

Recently, someone asked me about our move to Uganda. Did we have all our kids over there? they wondered. "No,…

2 years ago