Internship Q & A

What did it cost you to become a cross cultural missionary?

I kind of want to just answer this with “good Mexican food.” I lost a sense of relational security. I was a part of a church that I felt really known and loved in and had a group of friends who knew me well (some I’d know for a couple of years and some for multiple decades.) I lost the sense of feeling known which is thankfully something that with time and work can be changed. There are people here that I feel very known and loved by. I also gave up the false sense of security that comes from working for a company and getting paid by that company and know I am relying on God to provide for me through the financial and prayer support of individuals and churches. Realising that God was always providing for my finances whether in a conventional way or not was comforting to realise. The pandemic helped me see that I am not in control so I may as well trust God to take care of me.