Out of Africa

I came across this post on Twitter yesterday, and felt it did a good job of expressing the thoughts of someone returning from a 3rd world country…

Out of Africa
from We Are That Family
by Kristen

I don’t know who I am.

It’s a startling realization to not recognize yourself: My own voice sounds hollow. My eyes hold a distant stare, remembering all I’ve seen in Africa this past week. My thoughts keep me awake at night.

Just days after I returned, I found my husband carefully watching me. "I don’t feel like I know you," he said softly, beckoning.

"I don’t feel like I know me either," I said.

And I cried.

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Articles on Short-Term Missions

Boundless webzine recently ran a few articles on short-term missions.  They touch on things like "why go?" and "what makes a trip successful or unsuccessful?"  Worth reading if you’ve got the time.  It’s always good to think about our motivations, and how we are to gauge success and failure.

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