by Courtney Kraus | Oct 31, 2022 | Crossing Cultures, India, Short-Term Missions, Uncategorized
After three years, we were finally able to reunite with our Indian partners and their children. On every trip, we have our team members choose a word to describe their experience. Here are the words our team chose and why! April Founder/Executive Director of The Boaz...
by Courtney Kraus | Jan 17, 2021 | Crossing Cultures, Kenya, Short-Term Missions
The beginning of 2021 is now upon us, and, in light of all we have faced in the past year, I know we have been waiting in anticipation for the potential of what this year could bring. For me, New Year’s has never been that significant or exciting, apart from the...
by April Jurgensen | Jan 6, 2020 | Crossing Cultures, Prayer
Happy Epiphany! You’ve seen the Sunday School nativities, where three children wrapped in satin sheets walk down the center aisle of the sanctuary to greet baby doll Jesus. You’ve undoubtedly sung songs about the star appearing over Bethlehem. And you’ve received (if...
by April Jurgensen | Sep 2, 2019 | Crossing Cultures, India, Prayer
We’ve come to expect it every time we travel to India. It’s usually on day three, though we’ve heard it as early as day two or as late as day four. At some point in this window, one of our new short-termers will comment on the disparity, the contrasts that compose the...
by April Jurgensen | Jun 3, 2019 | Crossing Cultures, Short-Term Missions
Anyone who knows me personally knows that I’m a huge proponent of short-term missions. Over the years, I’ve seen students change their college majors, team members commit to fostering or adopting, and orphans plant Scripture in their hearts as a result of these brief...
by April Jurgensen | Dec 24, 2018 | Crossing Cultures, India, Kenya, Russia
One of my favorite things about my job is that I get to visit friends around the world and worship the one, true God together. In anticipation of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the holiday traditions Christians observed in each of the...
by April Jurgensen | Dec 3, 2018 | Crossing Cultures, India, Kenya, Russia
One of my favorite things about my job is that I get to visit friends around the world and worship the one, true God together. In anticipation of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the holiday traditions Christians observed in each of the...
by Guest Author | Jul 2, 2018 | Crossing Cultures, Russia, Short-Term Missions
Prior to my trip to Russia, my biggest fear was that I would love too deeply—that I would become too attached to the children and it would be that much more painful to have to leave. I prayed and prayed that God would open my heart and that I would not feel the need...
by April Jurgensen | Mar 26, 2018 | Crossing Cultures, Short-Term Missions
Culture shock—it’s a term we hear a lot in mission circles, travel communities and even educational settings. It can rock a person’s confidence to the core and cause a temporary kind of mental paralysis. But it doesn’t have to.In this article, you’ll learn: what...
by April Jurgensen | Dec 18, 2017 | Crossing Cultures, India, Kenya, Russia
One of my favorite things about my job is that I get to visit friends around the world and worship the one, true God together. In anticipation of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the holiday traditions Christians observed in each of the...
