At precisely 5:45, as the first glint of dawn light illuminated the Nicaraguan landscape, thousands of swallows came rushing down the sand dunes, past...
On my trip to Cuba 11 years ago, I met Inez Suarez. She may be retired as a pastor, but she had not lost her passion for the gospel. When the governme...
Part 4 of a series on the subject of dependency in STMs. Many youth groups for whom a short-term mission trip (STM) has become a faddish part o...
Julie Anderson had been leading short-term teams with AIM for eight years. She felt God calling her to commit to a country and a people - Swaziland. N...
Buechner writes the following on the subject of what it means to become truly human. I derive great solace from his writings, particularly when I peri...
I'm leaving this morning to debrief our World Race team in Nicaragua. Here's a video showing what one team has gone through this past month. And here'...
First in a series on the issue of dependency, focusing on your objectives in going. If you are working with a host partner and your objective i...
Second in a series on the issue focuses on dangers to the host church. The reasons for going to a new location for a missions project are large...
Third in a series on the issue of dependency focuses on why it can backfire on your group. For the participants of the sending church, a sense of d...
Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to grow. So why is it that as you look at your life, you may not be happy and you feel as though you're not...
