World Missions Blog
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The Difference a Month Makes
When Paul’s local believing friends, including Jason, got caught in a riot and a mob showed up at Jason’s house, it looked like the movement may be…
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The Harvest
The harvest was ready. The harvesters were due to come the next day. Then came the hail.
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“It’s 100 percent worth it.”
How do you make new friends on a new campus using a new language? Maybe an old game. Table tennis, anyone? To prepare for leading a Navigators…
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Missions, Marriage, and Pastries
Surprisingly, my biggest challenge as a freshly married young woman working at a children’s home in Africa is not the oppressive…
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Diving into Missions Life Overseas
Arriving on the mission field felt a bit like cliff diving: exhilarating and terrifying. In one leap, we left our safe…
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From Bliss to Mess: An Overseas Story
Planning a wedding and a move across the world is not difficult—it’s insane. Before my wedding, dozens of well-meaning people told…
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Meeting Unknown Needs
Accepting an iEDGE team at the beginning of 2020 was a step of faith for The Navigators ministry in Glasgow, Scotland.…
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The Bible Study That Wouldn’t End
“Is this even allowed?” Before going to Kenya with my iEDGE team, I prayed that I would meet women to invest…
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Healing Friendships
Abigail Strand (left) served with Sam and Rene in Mongolia with Navigators iEDGE (International EDGE Corps) from 2018 to 2020. On…
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Improving your missions posture
While you’re out in the community with part of your short-term missions team, an earthquake hits your Pacific Rim city. Where…
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A painful summer: The Father who sees
Most of us consider fasting only when times are truly tough. You may want to seek God’s face this summer over…
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Near yet global: Our Father in heaven
People with a missions mindset often care about both loved ones nearby and multitudes beyond their own borders. In a global…
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Jesus’ timeless truth: Our Father knows
Plans change, trips fall through, needs arise that we haven’t faced before. A frightening pandemic can cause us to wonder where…
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