Skills for Life
Have you ever wondered if taking two years to serve overseas will put you behind in your career? Or maybe you're concerned about what skills you'll gain that will be useful for your future? The truth is, a global placement is an incredible opportunity to develop both professional and personal skills that will serve you for a lifetime. Read more >>
More Tips on Support Raising
One of the biggest challenges to people joining God’s work is the fear of support raising. Every one of our 300+ Goers has experienced this same fear or at least hesitation towards support raising. We asked some of them what they would want to say to someone feeling daunted by the idea of support raising. So if you’re at all intrigued by the idea of tithing 2 years of your career in God’s global work, then read on for a few of their tips and thoughts before you let a fear of support raising cause you to settle for anything less. Read more >>
Staying Connected: Essential Communication Tips for Goers
Whether it’s a laptop or phone, the device you’re holding allows you to communicate with someone on the other side of the world instantly. But when you change your global zip code, it’s usually not as simple as picking up your phone and making a call. So we asked Goers to share with us some of their tips to stay connected with people back home. Read more >>
What I Wish I Knew Before Moving Overseas
We asked Goers to share some of the unexpected hurdles and hardships that they’ve encountered in their time serving cross-culturally. What are some of the things they wished they’d been told or better prepared for before moving overseas? Read more >>
Housewarming
We asked Goers what things they brought with them to help make their new space feel more like home once they got there. Read on for some tips about the best things to throw in a suitcase to make a space halfway around the world feel like home.
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Essential Reading
We asked Goers to share what books they would recommend to someone before diving into serving cross-culturally. These are their recommendations.
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5 Essential Phrases to Learn in a New Language
Welcome to Part Eight of our Goer Essentials Series, where we’ve asked Goers to sound off on the essentials to thriving in life overseas. In today’s article, we cover how to survive the first 30 days of your placement.
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How to Survive the First 30 Days
Welcome to Part Seven of our Goer Essentials Series, where we’ve asked Goers to sound off on the essentials to thriving in life overseas. In today’s article, we cover how to survive the first 30 days of your placement.
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Don't Forget to Pack This!
Welcome to Part Six of our Goer Essentials Series, where we’ve asked Goers to sound off on the essentials to thriving in life overseas. In today’s article, we cover packing essentials!
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Navigating Food
Welcome to Part Five of our Goer Essentials Series, where we’ve asked Goers to sound off on the essentials to thriving in life overseas. In today’s article, we cover food!
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