By Maria Van Der DeckerI still remember one of the first times I brought Jotham home (as my fiancé at the time). We were partway through missionary training, and we visited my home church. It was our Christmas service, which we call Wassail night, and my pastor was getting to know Jotham, giving him a […]
What Missionaries Really Want for Christmas
By Jacquelyn Davis With the Christmas season upon us, it is once again time to think about others, spend time with loved ones, and be joyful in life’s small moments. How does missions fit into the holiday season? I mean besides the shoeboxes of toys, and the change we throw into the metal bucket hanging […]
5 Things You Need to Know Before Missions
By Bruce and Laura Edgar 1. It will be harder than you think It’s easy to hear stories or read newsletters and think that missions is easy. Some days it is but many days it is not. You will be tried in unique ways and there will be days you feel like giving up. That […]
A Life Changing Understanding of Support Raising
by Jordan Smith When I first realized that God was calling me on a journey to minister overseas, my first thought was, “Oh, no, I’m going to have to raise financial support.” At that moment I had some very mixed feelings. Let’s just say I wasn’t the most excited about it. I saw my ministry […]
His Hands and Feet: Guatemala Mission Trip Update
Jacquelyn Davis, National Intern Coordinator This year our team had the great opportunity to serve in Jalapa, Guatemala with Little Lambs International. While we were there we got to go into the villages and pray with families, share our testimonies at a local church, love on the orphans at Little Lambs and run a 3-day […]