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...

The following story was shared by Colin Neville, FN missionary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Colin and his wife Maida are serving as artists-in-residence, using their various artistic talents to develop relationships and illuminate Christ in a foreign mission field. In this story, Colin beautifully illustrates a strategy we sometimes call “releasing our agenda.” Missionaries meet thousands of people in their new communities. Some become life-long friends, but many do not. In the m

Merry Christmas! I’d like to share a story from Lauren Christman, a Friends Network missionary serving in Seoul, South Korea. Professor Guy Marquardt of Asia Lutheran Seminary recently visited Seoul to teach a class on Luther’s Small Catechism . Lauren attended and sat next to a young woman she had never met. During a break, they struck up a conversation. Lauren learned that this woman wasn’t a Christian, but she was genuinely curious about Christianity. When Professor Ma