Returning Stronger Stories

<p>When OCD, shame, and the fear of public failure collide with a missionary experience, everything changes. Robert @lineuponline shares the raw story of coming home early, the unseen mental health struggle behind it...

When a missionary comes home early, the hardest part is often not the return flight, it’s what happens next. Mary Alice Hatch shares the parent side of that story, revealing how one family faced church culture, shame...

<p>When a missionary comes home early, the hardest part is often not the return flight, it’s what happens next. Mary Alice Hatch shares the parent side of that story, revealing how one family faced church culture...

When a mission ends before you planned, the hardest part is not just coming home, it is learning how to trust that God still has a purpose for you. Remi shares the raw story of an early return from the Fort Worth, Texas...

<p>When a mission ends before you planned, the hardest part is not just coming home, it is learning how to trust that God still has a purpose for you. Remi shares the raw story of an early return from the Fort Worth...

Some mission returns feel like a setback. Austin’s story reveals why that moment may be far more important than the mission itself. After preparing to serve in the Montana Billings Mission, Austin hit a wall almost...

<p>Some mission returns feel like a setback. Austin’s story reveals why that moment may be far more important than the mission itself. After preparing to serve in the Montana Billings Mission, Austin hit a wall almost...

Early-return missions can feel like failure, but Jon Larsen’s conversation with Kashli shows a different story: one of faith, mental health, and finding purpose when your path changes twice. Kashli shares what it was...

<p>Early-return missions can feel like failure, but Jon Larsen’s conversation with Kashli shows a different story: one of faith, mental health, and finding purpose when your path changes twice. Kashli shares what it was...

When a mission ends early, it can feel like everything is being taken away, but for Andrew, it became proof that God was redirecting him to the exact people he was meant to serve. His story of leaving the Cincinnati...

<p>When a mission ends early, it can feel like everything is being taken away, but for Andrew, it became proof that God was redirecting him to the exact people he was meant to serve. His story of leaving the Cincinnati...

Some of the hardest mission stories are the ones that end early, and McKenna’s is proof that “shorter” does not mean “less faithful.” After serving through COVID quarantines, losing her stepdad on the day she started...

<p>Some of the hardest mission stories are the ones that end early, and McKenna’s is proof that “shorter” does not mean “less faithful.” After serving through COVID quarantines, losing her stepdad on the day she started...

Coming home early from your mission does not mean your mission is over. Andi shares the raw, hopeful story of leaving Argentina because of chronic knee pain, then finding a completely different way to keep serving and...

<p>Coming home early from your mission does not mean your mission is over. Andi shares the raw, hopeful story of leaving Argentina because of chronic knee pain, then finding a completely different way to keep serving...