Missions

In the Name of “Mission Work”: A Book Review

June 9, 2023 by Kristen Yoder

ABUSE AND COMMUNITIES No matter what our upbringing is, we all have ingrained beliefs about abuse, church structure, authority, and victimization. Maybe you’ve seen this book lying on a friend’s bookshelf or advertised on social media and you’ve already decided your response without reading it. Dylo Cadet’s story of abuse … Read More

Short-Term Missions: My Story and Thoughts

February 17, 2020 by Kristen Yoder

There I was, eighteen years old, standing beside a middle-aged Mexican lady while watching my hosts drive off and leave me with strangers in a little Mexican village. It was my first afternoon in Mexico, and, already, I was feeling a teeny tiny bit overwhelmed. I had studied some Spanish … Read More