A mental mission trip

Several years ago our family spent a month in Belarus. There we befriended a couple who went to church but didn't know Jesus. Over several meals we enjoyed each other's company and conversation. Then came their questions—and we were able to share glimpses of the beauty of Jesus and his kingdom. We later learned this couple traded everything they had (including their wedding bands, which were later returned) to enroll in a discipleship training school.

For the most part, missionary life is normal life in an unfamiliar culture. Imagine yourself going to a foreign land. There you study the culture, compare and contrast it with God's kingdom, embrace what you can, make friends, and live life with people. You pray and you watch for opportunities to share. This makes you a missionary.

Now come back home. How can you do these same things here?