challenges
Showing Up
Editor’s note: Missioner Allison Dethlefs traces the ups and downs of her journey on mission and reflects on the challenges and joys of forming relationships along the way. When I decided to go on mission, Iwas prepared to experience two of the most fulfilling and gratifying years of my life. I pictured myself arriving in…
Looking back
I can’t help but remember what I was doing this time last year. It’s weird because in some ways things have changed so much and in other ways, they are still the same. For starters, I live alone now. Last year, at this time, I was living with three other people. We had just moved…
Recommiting to a Life-Long Mission
Mission does not end with a flight back to the U.S. It does not end with the completion of a term of service or a year of volunteering. Every three years, our returned missioners from across the country gather in Colorado for three days to reflect on this fact. This weekend, our retreat centers around…
