Missionary Apr 2026

A missionary is not someone who brings something to a community, but someone who is willing to have something taken away .

The new model is subtractive: You take away my comfort. You take away my agenda. You take away my assumption that I am the hero of this story. Missionary

If we are going to use the term today, we have to check that backpack at the door. Strip away the colonialism. Strip away the judgement. What’s left? A missionary is not someone who brings something

At its absolute core, a missionary is simply someone who is sent . Specifically, someone sent to love people who are not like them. You take away my assumption that I am the hero of this story

The pith helmet is gone. The pocket watch is broken. What remains is the quiet, terrifying, glorious call to simply show up and love.