Missionary in Congo (Dem. Rep):

Basically, e-mail is our only reliable connection to the outside world. So, as you can imagine, it is critical to our communication, jobs, relationships, etc. More...

Missionary in Russia (story from homepage):

Email means connection to the outside world--connection with our family and friends and involvement of our family and friends in our ministry and lives.

When we first went out on the field (1992), email was just getting started. We didn’t really have good access to it until a couple of years later... More...

Missionary in Papua, Indonesia:

YES! Email makes the difference. Keeping in touch with family and friends in the states staves off feelings of loneliness and homesickness on an almost daily basis. Here, though, is an example of how email has eased some tension in the family... More...

Missionary in Papua, Indonesia:

For me (Tricia Pottinger) email means more than just a few words written on a white screen (or sometimes decorative screen for those more creative). It means kids can get to know their grandparents, joys and sorrows can be shared before the details of the feelings/experience can be lost and connections can be sustained. More...

Missionary in Venezuela:

"I wrote Sharon a letter. (through e-mail of course). I told her how much I loved her, missed her and was so looking forward to seeing her while we were in the States on furlough. Then I apologized for not sharing the Lord with her. My excuse... I thought I had plenty of time... I told her that if she hadn't accepted Jesus Christ it was not too late, she still could. I then closed my letter and prayed it would reach her before she passed away. I waited..." More...