“…I prayed, ‘God, Buddha, Jesus, Mohamed…whoever is the real God- please listen!’”

“…In my suffering, He is near. Even now when it seems I am doing nothing for the Lord, I am indeed useful, worth it, valuable to Him.…”

“…Missions became so closely intwined with social justice, feeding the hungry, caring for the orphan and the widow, all vital aspects of missions, but I fear in the process something important may have been lost…”

“ …He said, ‘Now is the time I want you to go.’ God sees what we don’t see and His timing is perfect. He told me, ‘Now is the time that I can use you to reach those vulnerable little ones with My Love and Care.’…”

“…we weren’t quite ready to take the next step. I cried out to God: “If this is YOU, if it is time to GO, please make it clear!” The clarity that followed was completely unexpected.”

“…the most important thing is “God loves you.” So simple yet that changes everything. Everything. It means acceptance and love and that brokenness will be put back together. It means life and love and a family. God loves you means being seen.”

What if we stopped waiting for 2020 to be over, but instead embraced it, banding together realizing this may be the crux of a turning point in history and our lives individually?

“God is not boring. I’ve followed his call to several precarious places on the planet. My life, following God as been radically changed. The places He takes you that you just didn’t see coming or you didn’t think were possible for you are amazing.”

“What if we all together ran with the Gospel, the true Gospel…ran for the world with the good news that they are saved?”

“It’s as if He was saying... TAKE ME TO THE NATIONS… Take me everywhere you go... because I will be in you. “

We’re all in a first together.All. Of .Us.And that’s really …..really ….weird

The missionary stopped and went to check on the woman, we all shrugged and got out of the vehicle and followed.

I couldn't stop thinking of Andy waving goodbye to us from the front porch.

For most of us, doubt has crept in from time to time over the years. The Easter story is not that simple is it? It balances precariously against the virgin birth and begs the question, "Are you crazy?"

I knew that in light of this experience, there was no way I could possibly go back to the States and live my life the same way.

They didn’t believe that I was a born and raised American.

Some days it may seem like I am not doing anything of significance.

If anyone had a good excuse to “sit this one out” it was these guys.

The statistics tell us what we already feel, it's not that common to be called to full time missions.

I remember the feeling of the lump that moved to my throat when he looked at me and said, "Would you like some Shari?"