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Loneliness Overseas: 12+ Ways to Deal

I watched her eyes redden, moisture collecting at their edges. "No one told me how lonely this would be," she…

2 years ago

5 Ways to Protect Your Marriage Overseas

The news sat heavy in my stomach: the weight of sadness, wishing the situation could be different. I'd just heard…

2 years ago

Make Local Friends Overseas: 6 Ways

We had been living in Cairo about a year and a half when friends visited from Uganda. We ate at…

3 years ago

“What Kind of Overseas Friendships Do I Need?”

The accident with the motorcycle left me shaky, anxious, and worried. Besides my husband, the person I wanted to talk…

3 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

Choosing an Emotionally Healthy Missions Organization

Missed our last post on Emotionally Healthy Missions? Grab it here! When you're headed overseas, it's easy to underestimate the effects…

4 years ago

Sarah’s Story: Dashed

I delayed writing this. I was hoping if I didn’t write about it, this wouldn’t have to be the end.…

5 years ago

My Story: Need for One Another

On Go. Serve. Love, we talk a lot about strategies to reach the 4.13 billion unreached. This month, we’re sharing stories…

5 years ago

What You Need to Know: Muslim Social Pressure

Ramadan began this week--and there's still time to pray along with us (c'mon! Everybody's doing it!) for the 1.8 billion…

6 years ago

2 Ways to Reach Out to a Muslim Right Where You’re At

A friend who served overseas once told me a story from her recent home assignment. She'd said hello to two…

6 years ago