by Laura Parker on May 31, 2013
Well, friends-from-all-latitudes, it’s been a pretty amazing first six months here at A Life Overseas. When Angie (from Bolivia), and I (Laura, moving from SE Asia to Colorado at the time) first talked about creating an online space to honestly talk about what it means to serve internationally, we weren’t sure if the idea would [...]
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by Dustin on May 27, 2013
In 1 Chronicles 29, David prays a prayer over the new temple in Jerusalem. In verse 14 he says, “Who am I, and who are my people that we should be able to give like this?” He was mystified that the creator of everything would deem him and his people worthy of giving anything. He [...]
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by Angie Washington on January 18, 2013
This is a get-to-know-you post! In the comment box leave the answers to one or more of the following. Questions: 1. Where do you currently reside? 2. What languages do you speak? 3. What is the proper greeting ritual in the nation where you are currently living? 4. What’s the craziest thing you have eaten? [...]
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by Chris Lautsbaugh on December 21, 2012
As a missionary, Christmas can be a season which summons our most intense feelings of homesickness. -You are away from friends and family. No matter how broken family structures become, people always get together over the holidays. -The nation you serve in often does not “feel” like Christmas. The first warm weather Christmas I experienced [...]
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by Laura Parker on December 14, 2012
Generations collide on the mission field today, like they do all over the world, I guess. The differences in the ways we view the world, the way we do life, the way we engage in other cultures can be leagues apart from those 25 years older, or younger, than ourselves. And oftentimes an error the [...]
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by Michele Perry on December 10, 2012
The trees. They know how to lift their arms to heaven and let go. Autumn comes late to Florida. All the way in early December. I watch the old season as it turns gold, catches flame and surrenders to the wind. Our autumn comes in an instant and usually lasts less than a week. It [...]
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by Justin Schneider on December 7, 2012
Only a month ago, the United States completed the most expensive, (seemingly) longest election season ever. If you thought you could avoid this through international living, I hate to burst your bubble, but it just gets more complicated. In this blog post I want to make a few practical recommendations on how to handle politics [...]
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by Editor on November 14, 2012
The day is here! We’ve been working behind the scenes and our first official post will hit the online space tomorrow, November 15th. But, before we get into the actual articles from our amazing team of international writers, I wanted to take a minute to personally welcome you to this site which is written by global [...]
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by Laura Parker on October 16, 2012
1. Don’t Become a Missionary if You Think You Are Going to Change the World. First, high expectations doom to disappoint, but, also, maybe your desire to change the world is trumping your desire to serve. Ask yourself if you would be happy moving overseas to a much harsher environment in order to quietly help a local, while getting [...]
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