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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

Your Unique Weakness, Made Beautiful

When my husband John was younger, he hated hardware stores. (Work with me here.) He hated all the hooks sticking…

3 years ago

What’s Your Sign? (Here’s Mine)

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

3 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

Why Missionaries Leave Prematurely: FREE Download

You're looking in an overseas direction, maybe even beginning the sacrifices to get there. Perhaps you've sold the Volvo, put…

3 years ago

Unshakable Truth as You Head Overseas (PRINTABLE)

We get it. The journey to overseas missions can feel like you're trying to build a plane midair. With a…

3 years ago

Balaam’s Donkey, Missions, & Memos from a Workaday Missionary

Balaam’s donkey?! ...Yeah. You can’t be serious! People don’t even know what Balaam’s donkey is. That may be true. But…

3 years ago

Goodbye Again: Memos from (Another) Transition

Editor's note: Anyone serving overseas can relate to the truism of the post below: The life of an expatriate--missionary life…

3 years ago

Arriving Well Overseas: Tips for a Great Start

In our efforts at Go. Serve. Love to help you in arriving well overseas, we’re posting from one of our…

3 years ago