When they came inside I asked them why I just ran practice that way and one of the Captains said “We’re going to go through harder things in life, and we need other people to help us through.”

What do you think? Does everyone suffer? Think of the most joyful person you know. Do they suffer?

That is how someone who has Jesus in their life works. They find a way to win. Not on the field but in life.

There were so many things to look forward to in becoming a missionary, such as traveling, ministry, social skills, and job experience. But the thing that was always on my mind when discerning coming was being part of a community.