Over the last two months, I’ve met with a lot of people. All sorts of people, from a lawyer to a nun. Some are my age, and some could be my grandparents. In fact, some where my grandparents. Employed, unemployed, retired. People I know, and people I didn’t know until I set up the meeting. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life. But one thing they all have in common: They willingly chose to meet with me and hear about what I’m doing.
Hopefully, my story has had some impact on their lives, their view of the world, or their understanding of ministry. Their stories have certainly…
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Growing up overseas, there were lots of things that were “normal” to me that would seem anything but to a typical, American kid. For example, I’ve had a passport since birth, hasn’t everyone? Apparently not.
Now that I’m going back, there are a lot of things that I’m learning are “normal” when it comes to living overseas, that I never even considered before taking this job.
Taxes – At all my stateside jobs, taxes were taken out of my paycheck before it ever got to me. My employer took care of paying into Social Security out of my earnings. Not anymore. Now when I get my paycheck, I’ll have…
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I grew up on the mission field. But I didn’t want to be a missionary. God had a different plan, and it is infinitely better than mine.
Between my Freshman and Sophomore year of college I heard God calling me to full-time mission work. In fact, it was this calling that prompted me to transfer to a Christian college. I didn’t know what my role in missions would look like, so I started exploring and applying to internships with a variety of mission organizations. As a senior, I heard about GoCorps, which gives recent grads a chance to use their degrees and learned skills to serve overseas in a…
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