Africa

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…

3 years ago

Help! I don’t feel as “called” as my spouse

Editor's note: For this perennial topic, we're pulling some tips from the archive for all you spouses wrestling through what…

3 years ago

A Yellow Christmas: Dotsie’s Story

Even though it was years ago, I remember it as clearly as if it were today: the year our Christmas…

3 years ago

Memos from a Christmas Robbery

My husband and I, kids in tow, were maneuvering at a snail’s pace through a traffic jam in our trusty…

3 years ago

Advent: When You’re Not Where You Hoped (FREE PRINTABLE)

The dust, fine and red, coated the plants lining our roads. Sweat beaded on my upper lip. As my children…

3 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

Dotsie’s Story: Culture Shock, and Making Change

Change doesn’t come easily for me. Or more plainly put, I just don’t like change. Give me a quiet routine…

4 years ago

Trends in Missions to Help You Work Smarter: Part 3

Grab Part 1 and Part 2 Here on trends in missions. Confession: I've never been that trendy of a person.…

4 years ago