by SEND International | Jun 13, 2017 | Missions Education, Uncategorized
Reposted with permission from TEAM’s blog. Read the original article here. By Kelsey Wales with TEAM — As a missions coach, I regularly meet high school students who are exploring what role missions could play in their life after graduation. Though the...
by SEND International | Jun 8, 2017 | Missionary Life, Stories, Uncategorized
Editor’s note: Joel Barkman grew up as a missionary kid. Kara had never considered missions. After they married, they felt God calling them to reach Spaniards through art and music. They signed on with SEND, raised support, went through training — and now...
by SEND International | Jun 6, 2017 | Countries & People Groups, Stories, Uncategorized
By a SEND global worker — As I walked though the mall window-shopping with Ghazala, I asked her what the Father had been teaching her. She started talking about how much he loved her and how we should be telling others about his love for them, too. She quoted at least...
by Anna McShane | May 30, 2017 | Stories, Uncategorized
The “missionary call” used to be one of the most preached-over topics back in the day of missionary conferences. Often there was a “call to commitment” at the end, and young people would stream forward. Some ended up going into missions. Others didn’t. Some felt...
by Josie Oldenburg | May 25, 2017 | Missions Education, Uncategorized
A short-term trip to the Philippines drew Rob Magwood — or Mags, a nickname given by a high school friend — into career missions. (It also drew him into marriage, but that’s another story.) Mags and his wife, Kathleen, served through church planting and theological...
by Josie Oldenburg | May 23, 2017 | Countries & People Groups, prayer, Uncategorized
By Jami G. in Ulan-Ude, Siberia — We’re in full-on packing mode. In two weeks, our family will move from the main city in our area of Siberia to a small village where many of the residents are Buryat. As our family embarks on this new step in our ministry to the...
by Anna McShane | May 18, 2017 | Missionary Life, Uncategorized
I’ve had guests arrive in the middle of the night, before dawn in the morning, and at the least opportune times, but hosting is just something global workers do, whether they like it or not. In many places where they work, there are not easy-to-use hotels, and...
by Josie Oldenburg | May 16, 2017 | Missions Education, Uncategorized
We hear over and over again from our missionaries that their paths to the field started with a still small voice that amplified over months, years, sometimes even decades. Maybe you’ve heard the whisper, but don’t yet know if it’s time to go. You aren’t raising...
by Josie Oldenburg | May 11, 2017 | Missionary Life, Uncategorized
As the summer travel season creeps up, perhaps you plan to use your hard-earned vacation days to visit a missionary. Thank you so much! Whomever you visit will probably delight in showing off their new culture, giving you a first-hand look at their ministry and...
by SEND International | May 9, 2017 | Countries & People Groups, Stories, Uncategorized
Editor’s note: I served with SEND in Ukraine for 12 years, but in my new role with SEND’s Communications department, I get to see the big picture of how the organization engages the unreached all around the world. From this bird’s eye view, I’ve developed a deep...
