Do you ever feel like you’re falling behind? Like everyone around you is buying houses, getting married, having kids, and finding a career while you’re out here saying yes to the calling? You’re not mad about it…sometimes, you just wonder. What are you up to, God?
In this episode, three single missionaries in their 20’s and 30’s, Mark, Natan, and Sierra, open up about things rarely talked about that single missionaries deal with and think about on a regular basis. Things like: the significant challenge of finding a spouse on the field, assumptions married teammates have that singleness means extra time and extra capacity, and the deep search for “home.”
We also have a ton of fun in this episode, and there are some fantastic wisdom bombs that get dropped by the crew as well that will help you see things in a new light. This episode is a real look at what it takes to build a whole life on the field right now, right where you are at. Listen to the full episode and find links to connect with our guests below.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn
- Why singleness on the field often gets read as extra capacity instead of a full life on its own, and how to set healthy boundaries around it.
- How three missionaries wrestle with the specific grief of watching the odds of marriage shrink, without losing hope or shutting their hearts down.
- What it means to search for home when your address keeps changing, and where lasting groundedness comes from.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser
Sacred Fire by Ronald Rolheiser
Reaching Out by Henri Nouwen
