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Why You Need to Care for Your Physical Health in Missions

As missionaries, caring for our bodies can be difficult and can feel like an afterthought. Self-care on the field sometimes seems impossible so many of us stop taking care of our physical bodies, and the results are disastrous, resulting in everything from adrenal fatigue to autoimmune disorders, gut imbalance, hypothyroidism, weight gain, exhaustion, and burnout. …

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Facing Danger & Risk with Courage & a Survey

This is a significant and nuanced podcast episode where I speak with Anna Hampton, author of Facing Danger, A Guide Through Risk,  and Facing Fear, about her life in Afghanistan, and how global workers can take mitigated and Holy Spirit-led risks on the mission field. We discuss how we as mothers can both protect and entrust our children …

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Expat Faith, Mystery & Culture Shock with Rachel Pieh Jones

A new year and a new podcast episode which I’m very excited about. I have the amazing and prolific author and expat, Rachel Pieh Jones with me on my podcast Missionary Life as we talk about her new book Pillars, How My Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus, and what it means to navigate the mystery …

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Millennial Missionaries, Failure and Knowledge Transfer with Seth Barnes

Why do we need millennials in missions even though they make mistakes? How can we learn from the failures and experience of older-generation missionaries who have gone before us?  Seth Barnes knows a lot about failure, but he parlayed that failure into launching one of the biggest missions sending organizations in the world: The World …

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Why the White Savior Complex is so Dangerous in Missions

I just finished watching the very recent and disturbing documentary, Savior Complex on HBO Max recounting the story of Renee Bach, a twenty-something white evangelical missionary, and her well-intentioned but misguided actions with her organization Serving His Children, where she administered medical care to malnourished babies in Jinja, Uganda without any kind of medical degree …

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5 Steps to Heal from Missionary Compassion Fatigue

Sadly, compassion fatigue is an occupational hazard for those in helping professions like missions or social work. If you’ve developed compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma as a missionary, there is nothing wrong with you and you shouldn’t feel any guilt. These are simply the byproduct of the sacrifices you’ve made to be with people in …

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