Sometimes missions doesn’t just take you beyond your comfort zone… it reveals your heart

One of the biggest things outreach has been teaching me is that missions is so much more than traveling, preaching, or serving in another nation. It’s about learning how to truly love people.

Living in a completely different culture has challenged me in ways I never expected. There have been moments sitting around a table where everything felt unfamiliar — the language, the food, the customs, even eating pork almost every single day — and yet, God has been teaching me something beautiful through it all.

I’ve learned that in many cultures, sharing food is more than just eating together. It’s a way of welcoming you, honoring you, and loving you.

And sometimes loving people well means laying down your own preferences, comfort, and expectations in order to meet people where they are.

That’s what missions have been doing in me.

Not just teaching me how to serve others… but teaching me how to die to myself so I can love more like Jesus.

Every uncomfortable moment, every conversation, every shared meal, and every step of faith has been shaping my character, deepening my faith, and expanding my love for the nations — because the nations are people.

Honestly, I never imagined I would get to live something like this.

But being here has reminded me that some of the most beautiful parts of following Jesus happen on the other side of our “yes.”

If you feel God stirring your heart for missions, discipleship, leadership, or the nations — even if it feels uncertain, uncomfortable, or scary — say yes.

Because God won’t only use you to impact people…He will transform you in the process too.

And there is truly nothing more beautiful than living adventures with Jesus and watching His Kingdom move across the earth.