Found some great resources at Round Trip Missions, a ministry of Christianity Today that’s helping the church rethink how we do short-term missions. There is some great stuff here about the church’s philosophy and approach to short-term missions (an experience shared by nearly 2 million Americans every year!). Short-term mission teams have been invaluable to… [Read more…]
January 13, 2010
As you read this post, the Sanner family is probably… er, hopefully… okay, maybe… somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. We’re excited to be back in the States and reconnect with YOU – our family, friends, and ministry partners! Until then, check out this video from World Relief, a Christian relief agency that seeks to empower… [Read more…]
January 11, 2010
Found this post via The Gospel Coalition. I agree - 10 Ways to Encourage a Missionary In an effort to learn how we can best encourage missionaries, I emailed some and asked how they would most like to be served and encouraged. This list is drawn from their responses, including many direct quotes. 1. Pray… [Read more…]
November 16, 2009
Here’s a snapshot of International Teams (IT), our sending organization. Although every group has its strengths and weaknesses, we are consistently impressed with IT’s commitment to excellence in its mission: mobilizing international teams to build transforming communities. International Teams Story The concept of teams of young people traveling to locations to share the love of… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
Here’s a great quote from a book that I’m currently working through, The Mission of God, by Christopher J.H. Wright (pg. 62): Mission is not ours; mission is God’s. Certainly, the mission of God is the prior reality out of which flows any mission that we get involved in. Or, as has been nicely put,… [Read more…]
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February 8, 2010
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