Overcoming Ones Fears

When you hear the word missionary what words come to mind? Perhaps ambassador, courageous, strong, self-sacrificing. We Christians are all called to be Christ’s ambassadors and bear witness to Jesus who loved us sacrificially and perfectly. We all do fail though; we aren’t perfect and yet in trying to live out one’s faith there is…

Living in the Moments

We can all look back on moments in our lives that changed us; moments that awakened our souls to something new. I had one of these moments in May when I had the opportunity to go to Cuba for the first time. I have traveled all over Latin America and have even lived there, but…

Taking Steps of Faith

What does it mean to live boldly? For me, it has been taking steps of faith: learning to trust God even though I don’t understand what’s going on, even though I don’t know what’s going to happen. Two years ago, my world started falling apart. I had been serving in a certain ministry role for…

A New Kind of Partnership

I am a Thai-Chinese American, born and raised in New York City, and by God’s grace, I have been called to serve in Christ as a missionary. I love the city.  Presently, I serve in a city of over 12 million people.  Just ~0.5% of the population identify themselves as a followers of Christ.  More…

Exchanging Gifts and Practicing Hospitality: a Recipe for Partnership

There are two key moments in my life that have transformed the way I understand partnership in global missions. The first moment was 10 years ago when I was a student attending Urbana, Intervarsity’s missions conference. Pastor Oscar Muriu of Nairobi Chapel challenged all 22,000 of us in attendance when he compared the global Church…