Living and working overseas as a global worker is a calling filled with purpose, growth, and often, sacrifice. One of the most personal and ongoing challenges is maintaining strong, meaningful relationships with loved ones back home. With time zones, cultural differences, limited internet access, and emotionally taxing work, staying connected can feel overwhelming at times.

But connection is essential—not just for those back home, but for your own well-being. Here are some strategies specifically designed for global workers to foster authentic communication, even across oceans and continents.

This article ties together two things that bring me joy and excitement: the adoption of children into families and the living out of the great commission among the nations. I have a calling to help the oppressed, seek justice for children, and care for my family. I also have a deep desire to serve others well through my work as a licensed professional counselor in the Member Care world.

One distinctive characteristic of the Christian faith is the dignity given to the human body. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture shows that God’s good design for human beings is to be embodied creatures. This valuation stands in contrast to other faiths, philosophies, and cultural traditions, both past and present, that denigrate the physical body or consider it to be inferior to the mind or spirit. This is not the case with Christianity!