World Missions Blog
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…
The Harvest
The harvest was ready. The harvesters were due to come the next day. Then came the hail.
“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…
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…
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…
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…
Meeting Unknown Needs
Accepting an iEDGE team at the beginning of 2020 was a step of faith for The Navigators ministry in Glasgow, Scotland.…
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…
Healing Friendships
Abigail Strand (left) served with Sam and Rene in Mongolia with Navigators iEDGE (International EDGE Corps) from 2018 to 2020. On…
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…
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…
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…
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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