Embarking on a missionary journey is a noble and fulfilling endeavor, but with it comes a set of challenges that can be daunting and transformational. New missionaries face cultural, emotional, and logistical hurdles in unfamiliar territory. In this blog, we explore common challenges for new missionaries and strategies to overcome them.
The life and work of a missionary can be difficult. We asked our missionaries to name one difficult moment in their life as a missionary and what they learned. This is what they said!
One ordinary Sunday morning in 2019, as the worship band started their final song, we felt a prompt from God to be prayed over as a couple. Like most times, when God speaks, it is a quiet, simple nudge.
Language serves as a bridge to sharing the gospel with the unreached. While fun for some, many missionaries find delving into language learning challenging and slow when acclimating to a new culture. A SEND missionary shares the story of what it's been like for her to learn a language as a new missionary.
Some of us who have served a long time in missions have been asked to share how God called us in the hopes that a younger generation can relate to this, at least in part, and respond to God’s call for their lives. I’m not sure many will relate to my story, but perhaps you will, so here goes...