Seth Barnes

From Mexico to the Middle East: A Missionary Launchpad

Early on after I had just started AIM, I asked author and missionary Elisabeth Elliott what advice she would give to young missionaries. She answered, “If I had it do over again, I would pray more.” This counsel has stayed with me ever since....

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From Mexico to the Middle East: A Missionary Launchpad From Mexico to the Middle East: A Missionary Launchpad

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Nov 16, 2025 7:57 PM 4 min read

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The Hidden Cost of Playing it Safe The Hidden Cost of Playing it Safe

Years ago, I found myself in a one-room adobe house in El Derramadero, Mexico. A woman named Eva stood before me, holding her four-year-old son, Fidel. He had a tumor, failing kidneys, bedsores, a too-large head on a frail frame. His eyes barely held...

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Nov 6, 2025 9:43 AM 3 min read

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Hannah Park and the Korean Church Taught us to Pray Hannah Park and the Korean Church Taught us to Pray

Duhi Park Schneider is a friend and college classmate. Over the years, we got to know her mom, Hannah Park. This past weekend, at 95 years-old, she passed on. But her story of faith and the power of prayer lives on.After the Korean War, Hannah and he...

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Nov 6, 2025 9:17 AM 4 min read

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Parents - Your Kids Need You to Trust Them More Parents - Your Kids Need You to Trust Them More

Last night I was on a Zoom call with some young adults who I got to know four years ago. We began the call catching up with one another. The first guy shared how he's been learning some things. He said, "It's been hard sometimes, but I...

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Nov 4, 2025 10:49 AM 4 min read

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Faith Across Borders: A Mission to the Schools of Isernia Faith Across Borders: A Mission to the Schools of Isernia

Next week, twenty-seven students and four leaders will scatter across the Atlantic, carrying stories of hope to a land rich in history but weary in spirit. Their destination is Isernia, a quiet mountain town in central Italy, where centuries of tradi...

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Oct 31, 2025 11:52 AM 3 min read

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