I’ll admit, planning our church’s first missions conference made me both a bit anxious and excited.
We weren’t sure how people would respond and who would show up.
I’ll admit, planning our church’s first missions conference made me both a bit anxious and excited.
We weren’t sure how people would respond and who would show up.
You need to read this letter if you’re a missionary or a pastor of a missionary!
Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote the letter to a new missionary to north Africa named Patrick.
For the last 6 years I’ve gotten by without out seriously studying Russian language but that all changed recently when I decided to go back to my studies.
I’m wrote this list for two reasons.
I wrote it for you who are fellow missionaries. There’s something cathartic and encouraging knowing that you’re not the only one with these experiences and feelings.
Have you ever wondered how honest missionary newsletters really are?
In this episode of “Now Is the Time”
I get asked very often by Ukrainians and Americans if I miss home and here’s what I usually tell them.
We live in Ukraine and some people think that’s not a good idea, it could be dangerous or at the very least inconvenient.
Most churches love their missionaries but few know how to serve them well. After our time in the States last year visiting all our supporting churches I thought it would be good to put together a list of ways churches can serve their missionaries.
My heart sunk as I pulled my hand out of my backpack empty, I couldn’t find my wallet!
We had just flown in from Odessa less than an hour ago and already things were going bad.
“Wow, that’s a lot of vacation time!” exclaimed a lady I met while we were traveling through Chicago last month.
It’s not the first time someone has commented on our “vacation”
Before you get too far I want to warn you that this post is about Russian toilets and Western snobbery so if either of those offend you then feel free to click away right now!
If you want your church to grow then missions isn’t the first department you’d think about. In the church growth books I’ve read you might not think about missions at all!