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Category: ‘Perseverance’
Deciding where to serve
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011A young couple talks about the process of deciding where in the world to serve as a missionary.
watch this video »How long does it take to learn a language?
Friday, August 20th, 2010An experienced missionary talks about how long it takes to become proficient in a language at different levels. Fluency in conversation is different than being able to talk with people on a spiritual level.
watch this video »Preparing for the mission field as a college student
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009It’s not uncommon for the time between a person becoming interested in cross-cultural missions and actually going overseas to be all of ten years. In this video, an aspiring missionary talks about what he did in college to keep his desire to serve fresh.
watch this video »What’s the first year on the mission field like?
Friday, May 15th, 2009The first year on the mission field presents a lot of challenges for a missionary. In this interview a couple talks about how they navigated some of these challenges during their first year overseas.
watch this video »Avoiding missionary preparation burnout
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Burnout is a real possibility as you travel the road to full-time missionary service, which often takes more than six years. Listen to one couple talk about sticking to your goal despite the long road.




