Today on the Pod, I talk to a guy who’s been in missions for over 15 years and has an obvious love for what he does. My guest today reminds us that there is a lot more to missions than church planting in hard places. We also take a deep and helpful dive into transition on and off the field. 

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Timeline 

• 00:00 Intro 
• 02:25 Leaving the corporate world for missions  
• 07:00 Using your administrative skills in missions 
• 09:00 Leaving the corporate world and raising support 
• 11:00 Was it hard raising support for an administrative job? 
• 12:55 What did missions look like for your wife? 
• 16:30 The challenges of transition
• 22:30 Deciding to homeschool on the field 
• 23:30 The losses of being overseas 
• 29:05 The losses your kids experience 
• 23:06 Reentry back to the home country 
• 33:40 The effects of being missionary kids 
• 37:27 Things that changed and things that didn’t 
• 45:54 Did you ever want to give up? 
• 49:00 What characteristics create longevity in ministry? 
• 52:50 Developing and maintaining ministry partners 
• 1:01:00 Missions, administration, and measuring