August 17, 2026
HEALING
Expectations
Health issues on the field
Sometimes bad news (whether near or far) comes knocking, erupting any calm you previously enjoyed. In the case of a troubling health diagnosis, there are often ongoing waiting periods for testing and treatment procedures. Uncertainty swirls throug...
Continue Reading
August 14, 2026
ISOLATION & LONELINESS
Close friendships overseas
Connecting with nationals
It can be hard to forget—but how you do community, according to John 13:35 here, is actually a huge portion of your evangelism and discipleship. (I know. Mic drop.)
Continue Reading
August 13, 2026
ISOLATION & LONELINESS
Balancing ministry, family, & life
Burn out
How many times have you heard ‘being lonely is not the same as being alone?’ ‘You can be alone in a crowd.’ Examples of being the newbie, the oldie, the single, the only family, the translator or the mono-lingual one on the team come to mind. But ...
Continue Reading
August 12, 2026
ISOLATION & LONELINESS
Close friendships overseas
Feeling known & understood
Grief, loss, & depression
A young man crouches in the mouth of a cave, fleeing for his life from someone who had previously taken him in and entrusted him with great responsibilities. He had left everyone he had known and loved and was forced to move from town to town for ...
Continue Reading