This post was written by Missionary Lauren Braatz, Chiang Mai, Thailand. As we roll out our new tagline , we find ourselves reflecting on ordinary stories just like this. The gospel reaches one person at a time through one person at a time. Once I moved into my first apartment in Chiang Mai, I started exploring my immediate community. In the first few days I stumbled upon Elm House of Coffee, tucked away in a large parking lot off a busy road by the airport. The greenery and plants outside...

This Easter season, we find ourselves returning to a simple truth that has shaped Friends Network from the very beginning: God uses ordinary people to do his most important work. The first missionaries of the risen Christ were fishermen and farmers, tax collectors and tentmakers — ordinary people entrusted with the most extraordinary message the world has ever heard. That's why we're so excited to announce our new tagline at Friends Network: Ordinary people. Extraordinary mission. We think...

I have the privilege of serving Friends Network as the Director of Member Care, which means I get to love and care for all 50+ of our missionaries and their families...