Bring Your Great Expectations to the Field
We have such high expectations when we move overseas. Of ourselves. Of our ministry. Of our God. And many people have given me advice over the...
Lauren Pinkston is a wife and the mom of three kids (all born on different continents!). She always imagined she would be working in the non-profit sector, but found her real passion in entrepreneurial startups overseas. She is an adjunct professor of business at Lipscomb University, and continues to connect students and U.S.-based companies with fledging businesses and artisan groups in other parts of the world.
She is also the co-founder of Wearthy (WEAR – thee), an online retail site sourcing ethically made wearable goods from across the globe. When she’s not chasing her kids or chasing her own business dreams, you can probably find her at a hole-in-the-wall international restaurant searching for a good bowl of curry.
We have such high expectations when we move overseas. Of ourselves. Of our ministry. Of our God. And many people have given me advice over the...
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I like to think that I am quite the domestic woman, but I really struggled to find my creativity when I moved to SE Asia. I blocked myself from getting...
My Ugandan daughter’s birth mom named her Power. We loved it so much we kept it in her legal American name because...
As overseas workers, we are conditioned to a lifestyle of servanthood. Perhaps service is your spiritual gift and that’s what led you into cross-cultural work. Maybe you wanted to...
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