When a Risk Becomes a Reality
We are risk-takers. Whether we describe ourselves in those words or not, the reality is we are. We board planes to foreign countries. We wade through immigration paperwork. We live in remote villages and bustling cities. We learn new languages and vocabulary. For us this is normal. So normal, in fact, that we can forget […]
When Risk Knocks on Your Front Door
According to the dictionary, risk is the potential of losing something which we value. This can be, but is not limited to, possessions or our physical well-being. For any cross-cultural worker, the first risk we face is choosing to move into the unknown. As we disembark from the flight which carried us to our destination, […]
A Risky Business
Cross-cultural workers are quite good at taking risk. It is part of what draws many of us to the field. We view risk as a necessity in reaching people with the good news and it energizes us. We surround ourselves with the biographies of Jim Elliot, Adoniram Judson, David Livingstone, Hudson Taylor, Gladys Alward, and […]
Then God Closed the Door
We were little, and probably hadn’t been to a funeral before. So they told us what to expect. One thing stuck out: “…then they will close the lid, and after that it’s not going to open again…” I was only almost-seven, but I fully understood what my parents were implying. My baby brother was dead, he […]