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Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!In this encore episode, Dirk Smith, vice president of Eastern European Mission, shares his very personal story of losing his wife to ALS last year. Dirk’s story is honest and it is also filled with hope. He shares real and helpful ways missionaries—and anyone—can navigate loss well and trust that it is not the end of our story, but is the beginning of something new.Thanks for listening! Email us your questions at care@modernday.org, fin...

Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!Hey single missionaries, we see you. You make up a third of missionaries on the field, and 80-85 percent of you are women. We need to know the unique challenges you face and the unique strengths you bring! In this interview with Sarita Hartz, we explore the common things you experience on the field. We also discuss how those of us who serve you and work with you, can empower you to be all God’s called you to be.Thanks for listening! Ema...

Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!In this episode, we take a look at what today’s missionary looks like and explore some of the similarities and differences to missionaries in the past. We’re joined by Dr. Mary Ho, the executive director of All Nations. Mary gives us a behind-the-scenes look at All Nations missionary John Allen Chau, who was killed a few years ago on mission and whose story was feature in a Disney + documentary.What does it mean to be a missionary today...

Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!Do you ever feel overwhelmed in life, relationships, or ministry? In this encore episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Nagib, looks at the role our body plays in overwhelm. We talk about common physical symptoms missionaries experience when they are in overwhelm, and Margaret looks at the ways God speaks to us through not only our spirit and soul, but also our body. What is good stress versus bad stress? How can we learn to c...

Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!Spiritual warfare. It’s a topic, that for most people, either gets them fired up and ready to battle the enemy, or it leaves a bad taste in their mouth because of how they’ve been taught or seen it used. Whether you love it or are repelled by it, there’s no denying spiritual warfare is real, and Scripture calls us to it. And as missionaries, we especially cannot ignore it. We are all fighting battles for those we serve, for the countrie...

Click here to send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!Missionaries, how would you answer this question: “Are you holding a secret that if your supporters, sending church, or sending organization knew about it, could jeopardize you being on the field?” Amy Young, LPC, president of Global Trellis and former missionary, asked this question of 358 global workers, and boy, did they answer!Senders, you’re going to want to know the profound answers and surprising results they shared. Missionaries...