why we go

Marketplace Myth #1: “Missions” is for missionaries (FREE assessment!)

During the month of September, Go. Serve. Love is tickled pink to share stories and thoughts from MDE, an organization…

5 years ago

“I’m interested in being a missionary. First steps?”

Maybe it's been chewing at you for awhile--or maybe the idea just came to you: Hey. Wonder if I could…

6 years ago

“What kind of characteristics do I need as a missionary?”

It might come to mind as you're taping another box shut, or when you're about to pass one of those…

6 years ago

Red Pill? Blue Pill? 4 Irreversible Side Effects of Going Overseas

We talk a lot over here about what you wish you knew before you went overseas. We've called it a rabbit…

6 years ago

Entering into a Cultural “Marriage”: Do I Need to Like the People I Serve?

Question. How important is it to be physically attracted to the person you want to marry? Obviously a person can…

6 years ago

5 [Printable] Missions Scriptures to Memorize You Probably Don’t Know

The journey overseas gets long, belabored with details and fundraising and emotions that somehow resemble peppering by a paintball gun.…

6 years ago

He Said/She Said. You Say? “How can I know if God’s calling/leading me overseas?” Part II

Missed Part I? Grab it here. Years ago my husband had a friend who was contemplating starting his own non-profit…

6 years ago

The Generation Who Can: Reaching the Unreached with News They Can’t Live Without

I'm writing today with a question. A possibility. As in, no, I haven't researched the tar out of this. No,…

7 years ago

Throwback Thursdays: Relentless Truth from Those Who’ve Gone Before, #3

St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was born into a wealthy, worldly Italian family under the original name of Giovanni Francesco…

7 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Relentless Truth from Those Who’ve Gone Before, #1

People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget…

7 years ago