Launch
March 27th, 2025
Dear friends,
Today is launch day. In less than 24 hours, we’ll be on mission in Oaxaca, Mexico. Your prayers and support fuel this journey—sustaining us through the work ahead and bringing us home safely. I want to share a reflection from almost exactly one year ago, as it has become apparent how quickly the Lord can move!
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A year ago, I found myself in San Lucas, Guatemala, on my first mission trip. A flood of emotions filled my spirit from the week leading up to departure until that first morning, waking up to the sweet sounds of roosters and barking dogs (which I actually enjoy!). During the long bus ride from Guatemala City, I felt regret—besides motion sickness. My office job had work piling up, I had taken on filming a project in San Lucas that required far more than just going with the flow, and above all, I feared that I wouldn’t find God in the work or the people.
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If not for the intentional discipleship I had already begun receiving from my friends at All Peoples Church Twin Cities, these doubts might have soured the critical onset of our mission. But the concept of spiritual warfare was fresh on my mind, and after sitting with that sinking regret, I turned to prayer. Through faith in God, I cut off fear and doubt, refuting the enemy’s lie that I wasn’t welcome.
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That week changed my life forever. I not only found God in the work and the people, but He also helped me find myself again after years of feeling like a lost sock in a giant washing machine, tumbling endlessly alone. We heard powerful testimonies—stories of lives changed, a region transformed, and even Americans renewed because of faithfulness to Jesus Christ, as carried forward by the priests who had led the mission in San Lucas for over sixty years. In those stories, I saw parallels with my own journey. Through struggles and a passion for the arts, God had equipped me with the strength to serve, to tell people’s stories, and to be impacted in return.
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Returning to the mission field is a gift from God and an opportunity to bring each of you with me in spirit. Launch day is finally here, and though the enemy may try, my faith stands firm. This time, I go not just as a servant but as one transformed—bringing my whole self, both the healthy and the broken, trusting in the Lord to continue His work in me and through me, in us and through us.
Please continue praying, and if you would, write me something! I love you all so much, and I cannot wait to share all that the Lord has for us!
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My prayer for launch day:
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Lord Jesus, thank You for the gift of Your way, for the abundance of Your creation, and for the multitude of unique people groups, each reflecting an aspect of Your heart. Bless our travels, and protect our missionaries from the tools of the enemy—self-doubt, distraction, sickness, lethargy. Grant each of us the gifts of the Spirit so that we may act as obedient servants, requiring no outward validation to appease our own flesh. Fill our lungs and our hearts with joy and laughter. Let celebration be the banner we wave in Your name, Jesus. Forgive us for our sins, and wash us anew in the Spirit as we step foot into Mexico.
Amen!
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With love,
Bryan