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News & Stories / International / January 08, 2023
Always a "New" Missionary
I have been pondering: how long after a missionary arrives on the field, it is still ok for them to call themselves a “new missionary”? “I am a new missionary as I just arrive yesterday.” “We are a new missionary family, we come to Japan three months...
News & Stories / International / January 04, 2023
Five language learning tips for short-term mission workers
We recently caught up with Doys, a Serve Asia Worker from the Philippines, who has put a lot of effort into learning Thai during his short-term mission placement there. Here are his top five tips for learning Thai.
News & Stories / International / January 03, 2023
Front Row Seat for Seeing God at Work
“Have faith in God” is a phrase I’ve heard a lot over the past year and a half as I transitioned from sunny Southern California as a NASA rocket scientist to snowy Aomori, Japan as a Serve Asia Coordinator (for short term workers). I’ve wondered many...
