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The Upstream Blog has a range of short articles on various topics around sending. Look through the tags to discover articles that meet your need.

I get most energized by being on the field with missionaries, but a close second is hearing from them while they are stateside. Walking...

If you have ever served in long-term missions or known someone who has, then you know that following the missionary call God often...

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...

Furloughs are a unique time that many people never get to experience, but to a third culture kid (or TCK—a child who has grown up in at...

At the end of Paul’s first missionary journey, there is a wonderful, descriptive paragraph on what Paul and Barnabas did as they returned...

When I was six years old, my parents accidentally forgot me at church. Both of them had driven that day, and they simply pulled away...

Post-field care can be the most challenging care for churches to provide. Missionaries come home for numerous reasons—scheduled visits,...

Rarely do children wake up and say, “I want to move across the world and leave my home and friends so my family can tell people about...