My life has been a struggle, trying to survive in a foreign land far away from those I knew as a child and adult. This struggle took a different turn, had a different meaning after I accepted my call to attend PTS. Initially I felt like I was lost in the wilderness, a sojourner in…
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A Mission Reflection: Southeast Asia
Her name is Ester. Upon inquiry about what she does, without hesitation she looked us straight in the eyes and said she’s a servant of God. She uses art and puppets to reach and teach either stories she has written or stories from the Bible to children of the highlands. It all started with an…
A Mission Reflection: The Mexico Border
When you get home from a mission trip, people always ask, “What did you do?” A wise man once told me that hanging drywall is never the purpose of a short-term mission trip. The purpose is to immerse yourselves in a different cultural context, meet new people, learn about their lives, understand their context, and…