Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Missionaries on May 10th, 2010
Yesterday I met with a couple who are preparing to serve as missionaries with The Mission Society. We talked about various possible directions, focusing on possibilities of working among the unreached peoples of southern Asia or working with the house church in a closed country to help them reach beyond their borders. It was exciting [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go on Feb 16th, 2010
Meet Maribel Acuña from Monterrey, Mexico. She is a photographer and graphic designer on the road to becoming a missionary, and those titles aren’t mutually exclusive. Travel with me quickly through time. My wife and I met Maribel in 2005 at the church we were attending in Monterrey. We went on a mission trip the [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn, Missionaries on Sep 10th, 2009
One evening in Kazakhstan after a great team meeting, our kids were playing together with the usual banter. My friend and colleague, the late Joel Duggins, turned to me and said, “I think we’re having way too much fun.” Our years serving in Kazakhstan were full of experiences and times that were really fun – [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Missionaries on May 15th, 2009
I am at the airport waiting for my flight. For some reason, I always bring with me (among a small collection of other books) The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard. I guess I pack it because it’s a thin book and doesn’t take much room, and because it’s familiar – the same reason moms pack [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Missionaries on Mar 11th, 2009
I admit I am a t.v. nerd who loves to watch the shows that most people find totally boring and uncool. So, while most people tune into “The Bachelor” or “Dancing With The Stars,” I’ve recently taken to a show on the Travel Channel called, “Adventures with Mark and Olly.” Mark and Olly are explorers [...]
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