Journeyman Blogs -- Making connection with those in South Asia
Journeyman Blogs
Journeymen (and women) agree to two years of service following college to help spread the Gospel to the peoples of South Asia.The Journeyman program is available for single college graduates who are willing to commit to two years of service overseas. Journeymen will participate in an orientation prior to departure for the field and will have the opportunity to attend a debriefing session upon completion of assignment.
A Journeyman fill a variety of assignments from around the world. Applicants must be single (never married), between 21 and 26 years of age, and an active member of a Southern Baptist Church.
Below you can find "Journal entries" from many of those young adults.
The spitting Ama and other bedtime stories
ShareJournals from theEdge: By Charis Althouser*
Ama: Tibetan, noun: grandmother or very old woman, usually around 70-plus years old.
After a particularly long day on the trail, Ivy* and I strolled, or rather hobbled, into town just as the sun was setting. The house we would be staying in that night was one of a small collection[...]
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Hindu celebration parallels spiritual warfare
ShareJournals from theEdge: By Arden Robertson*
The tolerance and inclusive nature of Hinduism have always been incomprehensible to me, but since moving to South Asia, it makes me feel slightly schizophrenic. My simple, finite mind cannot understand how all roads could possibly lead to the same place, how all gods could possibly be one; but clearly[...]
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God Carries Edger Through Trials and Trainings
ShareJournal from theEdge: By Ginger Harstedt*
Sunday
Life on this side of world is somewhat of a roller coaster. I don’t even know how to describe it, but sometimes, I don’t know exactly how, I can go from the depths to the heights and back to the depths again in an instant.
I went to a wedding last[...]
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Elections Present Hope for Nepali Believers
ShareJournal from the Edge: By Ivy Porto*
April 19
Just a little over a week after the elections, is as quiet and peaceful as it has ever been, perhaps quieter. Life continues almost as if the elections never happened. In the days leading up to April 10, many people went back to their villages to vote. A[...]
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Edger Praises God’s Direction Through Volunteer Trip
ShareJournal from TheEdge: By Geneva Donoho*
May 21
The volunteer team arrived last night. They all seem like sweet girls. It’s cool having them here. We are leaving for the village soon. Father, please keep us safe as we travel, be our protector, keep the men from staring, help no one to get sick, and may Your[...]
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Coming to the field
ShareJournal from the Edge: By Cailyn Ozier*
April 12
Yesterday Mom, Dad, my little brother and I drove down to Waco, Texas, to meet Dad’s family for a goodbye dinner. Before we parted ways, they wanted to circle around me and pray. One little cousin clung to me the whole time. My little cousins are going to[...]
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