So you want to be involved in short term missions (STM)… Yours is a noble aspiration.
NOTE:
Today’s post is a long one so be sure you’ve got
an extra-large cup of coffee to wash it down… Enjoy!
7 Short Term Missions Mistakes
Faith & Limited Vision
What is a man in a bowler hat and glasses, peeking out from behind a wall, doing as the feature image for today’s post? Continue reading
Peeling back layers & the Big Chill
I realized that I did something last week that I’d not done a terribly great deal up to this point… I peeled back the layers a bit.
STM – How to Know Where to Go?
I was recently asked a question and thought that the answer might benefit others who find themselves confident that God is calling them to short-term missions involvement, but they’re perhaps not yet quite sure where.
The Question:
I’m applying for short-term missions. Do I indicate the country that I’m feeling or is there only a list of certain countries that the organization is recruiting for?
Trying to think outside the box
Well… I made my first visit to the Police station. …nothing major and they let me out after only 30 minutes later so all’s good! 🙂
A Whole New World
What makes up part of New Year’s Eve celebrations in France you ask? Why, macaroons of course!
How ’bout you? How did you ring in 2017? Continue reading
Something New!
For some time now, I’ve been thinking about adding a new element to the blog and it’s finally found its place: I’m calling it “Short Term Missions Mondays.” Continue reading
Christmas Cheer and Looking Ahead
Got your New Year’s resolutions ready? If not, don’t worry too much about it… you know what they say:
“A New Year’s resolution is just something that goes in one year and out the other.”
🙂 Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Whether you’re reading this with your morning coffee right on Christmas Eve, or whether you’re reading it a little later, given the oft’times business of the day before Christmas, let me say Merry Christmas or, as we say in France…
Joyeux Noël! Continue reading
On the road again…
Oh the difference a day makes! This time yesterday, Timo was beginning his first day of the Christmas holiday and looking forward to going ice-skating downtown. Today, he’s got a splint on his foot and his first pair of crutches. Continue reading
AIM Long 