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Young adults are often described as “leaders of the future” or “the future of the church.” But they are not leaders of the future—they are leaders of the church today.

KJ Pearson is one of those leaders.

The term “missionary” comes with some baggage, especially in countries where Western Christians have sent missionaries. In the past, some missionaries have been known to dismiss local culture, push their own ideas and understandings on people, and care only for people’s souls and not their health and well-being. There’s also a common perception that missionaries are “from the West to the rest.”

Evangelism has a bad reputation. Many people think of colonialism, televangelists shouting about burning in hell on cable, and Christians standing on street corners with signs that say, “PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD!”

But every day, Resonate Global Mission missionaries and other ministry leaders are working toward painting a different portrait of evangelism as they share the gospel in loving ways.

When it comes to evangelism, motive and method make a big difference, said Resonate missionary Linda.

Last November, two record-breaking hurricanes devastated parts of Nicaragua just weeks apart. 

Steve Holtrop, your Resonate regional mission leader for Central America, remembers the jarring scenes from Hurricanes Eta and Iota all too well. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that was already stretching communities thin, the category 4 hurricanes blew roofs off houses, swept land away, and flattened rainforests.

“Many [people] lost all of their belongings and their livelihoods,” said Steve.