Human beings all have needs, and those who live cross-culturally are no exception. We can meet each other’s needs in many ways. I have...

The role of advocacy teams has become increasingly vital to global missions and church planting as a means of caring for missionaries as...

One of the best ways to show love to the third culture kids (TCKs) in your church and missionary body is to ask them questions, but it...

Reverse culture shock (also called re-entry stress) can occur when you return to your “home” country after spending time in another...

The Enduring Marketplace Author Neil Johnson defines the marketplace as "the forum through which human economic commerce is conducted."...

I just ran into one of your missionaries and asked them to describe in one word the kind of care they have received from your church that...

Sending missionaries from your church is exciting, but caring for your sent ones long term is often very difficult. Caring for them when...

Mental health has become a major focus in our post-COVID world, as rates of depression, suicide, and anxiety are climbing at alarming...

When I served as an advocate for sent ones in my home church, there was a story I recalled often (and still do) that captured who I hoped...

Trips with Purpose - Intention to Care Last year, two of my family members participated in a short-term trip to one of our church’s...

I recently came off a two-month sabbatical. My board at The Upstream Collective had given me the opportunity to pick a couple of months...

A monkey was sitting in a tree during a typhoon. From the safety of his perch he noticed a fish that was struggling tremendously in the...

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." Mike Tyson I can guarantee you that, before today, we have never started an...

“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place . . . They made an...

Jose Luis, his wife, Wendy, and their three small children are preparing to move to Africa next year to work with a mission organization...

Paul's partnership with the Philippians and specifically Epaphroditus shows how missionary care serves the work of gospel proclamation.

The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.

While closed countries and security can make communication daunting, do not let it stop you from staying in contact with sent ones.

Here is a list of resources to further help you care for your sent ones' mind, body, soul, and practical needs.

What can the local church do to support their single women sent ones while they are overseas?