It’s not uncommon for the time between a person becoming interested in cross-cultural missions and actually going overseas to be all of ten years. In this video, an aspiring missionary talks about what he did in college to keep his desire to serve fresh.
Student loans often present a hurdle for people headed to the mission field. Pay them off as quickly as you can!
Aspring Christian missionaries share their story of how they were called to missions.
The first year on the mission field presents a lot of challenges for a missionary. In this interview a couple talks about how they navigated some of these challenges during their first year overseas.
Traditionally there are three different models of fundraising. In practice, these three models become intermingled depending on a person’s circumstances and personality. In this interview, a young couple talks about how they went about raising support for a one-year stint in Africa
Family members respond in a variety of positive and negative ways when told their children are going to go overseas as missionaries. In this video, a couple talks about how both their children and their parents reacted to the news.
Hundreds of mission sending agencies have been established in the United States alone. Choosing an organization to be part of can be a long and complicated process, something often likened to a marriage. In this brief video, a young couple talks about their experience in deciding on a sending agency.
One of the more common questions among young aspiring missionaries revolves around the dating life. Should I date? Who should I date? Can I date someone who isn’t interested in missions? The couple in this interview address some of these questions, drawing from personal experience.
An Operation Mobilization missionary talks about her journey to the mission field.
When you finally make it overseas, it’s important to set physical and emotional boundaries, so to speak, despite your desire to jump right into the new culture. In this video, one missionary talks about setting up house in a way that allows you respite from your new surroundings.
