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There’s a lot of junk happening in today’s world. Bombs being dropped on innocent people just to take out a few who might be dangerous, threats thrown back and forth between world leaders, and riots and fights, murders and hatred. These things are rampant in the world where we live. There are a lot of questions, a lot of arguments, people taking sides, and “to hell with those who don’t agree”. As Christians, what should our response be? Scrolling through my Facebook, it’s been disheartening to see so many people unknowingly perpetuating the hatred. They say things like “I choose love” when there is so much hatred throughout their post that it would almost make the devil blush. There’s no point in choosing love if you’re going to be choosy with your love. Matthew 5:44-45 says, “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He sends the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and...

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations; baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:19-20 All Christians are called to be on mission every day, but Summertime and Spring Break are popular times for missions trips and a lot of opportunities start popping up. I was getting ready to head to Russia in a little over a week at the time that I started writing all of this and it got me thinking, so I decided to talk to some of my friends and family who have done missions and share with you all their experiences and advice in case you’re considering taking this step in your Christian walk. These are all young men and women that I have met through church, youth group, college, or along the way during my own trips. I asked them to answer three questions: 1) Where was/were the mission trip(s) and what types of things were you doing there? 2) Going into it, what did you expect to happen and...