Ask A Missionary https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Guidance What seminaries do you recommend for a graduate degree in missions? Resources: Mission Blogs and Podcasts Resources: Mission Events & Courses I am an art major and I want to serve overseas. Will my art be helpful in church planting among the unreached? How does a missionary deal with having to leave the mission field and the relationships he or she has developed with people along the way when their time has come to an end? What can I expect to be difficult about raising small children on the field? How can I prepare my children for moving to the mission field? How do I learn how to deal with culture shock? How do I learn to prevent burnout when I become a missionary? I am about to get married. Should we spend our first year together in our home country or on the missions field? My husband and I both feel called to missions, but we still have struggles in our lives and marriage. Can God still use us in missions or is this something we have to overcome first? What characteristics should missionaries have? Can I use a veterinary degree in missions? What if a sending agency turns me down, or I fail the psychological evaluation? Can I serve in an NGO or the Peace Corps and still do lifestyle evangelism? How can I be trained as a missionary health provider for the third world? What can I do to successfully raise prayer and financial support? How do I handle my debts and still go into missions? In what different ways do missionaries plan for retirement? Are there opportunities to use fine art skills in mission? Are ministry jobs in the arts hard to find? What do missionaries wish they had known before they first went? Would someone with piercings or tattoos encounter problems on the mission field (in terms of culture or religion or from sending agencies)? Can I raise funds for missionary service by doing it mostly online, e.g., through crowdsourcing, GoFundMe, or Facebook? Can I serve international missions and still live full-time in my home country? I’m interested in Bible translation and I want to be part of a team and not just a lone missionary. Which agencies now send teams to do this? What unexpected obstacles or doubts did you experience becoming a missionary? Doesn’t it make more sense to for me to raise funds for a national missionary, rather than raise funds for me to go? Wouldn’t funds go further for the gospel that way? Should I wait for guidance to a specific country? Can I become a missionary even though I’ve made a ton of mistakes in life? How do I decide between becoming a missionary in a foreign country versus missions involvement from home? What are ways to learn about cultures, peoples, and places I’m interested in or going to visit? When it comes to interpersonal relationships with fellow missionaries, what should I expect? Will we get along? Can a couple with small children make it to the field? How do I find an agency in healthcare missions that fits me? I’m interested in becoming a missionary midwife. What kind of opportunities are there for midwives? What training do I need? I am interested in social work and sociology. How could I use this in missions? How can providing clean water fit with missions? What training for missions should I get to serve people with special needs? What training would be appropriate to establish orphanage programs and foster care programs in developing countries? Community Development Agencies Can I become a missionary even if my parents still need my assistance at home? What do missionaries think about bribery and how do they respond when they are expected to pay bribes and “special fees? Bribes and Extortion on the Mission Field Tools for learning vocabulary If you go to another country as a single and decide to get married to someone you meet there, would that be a problem? Resources: Missions in General Resources: Singles and Family Daily Life Overseas Home