Let’s be honest: most newsletters, blogs, Substacks, stories, reels are like a highlight reel—someone else’s victories, their latest shiny thing, or advice on the newest tech. We know the drill. At GCN, we set out to do something different…

We were six Americans thrown together in a missionary’s lottery, eager and hopeful in a city of 1.5 million - not a tourist in sight. We didn’t know each other’s favorite color, let alone the deeper stories that shaped us…

As former missionaries with Cru, both Mike Sense (founder of GCN) and I personally experienced the isolation and mental health struggles many missionaries endured in the field. Depression, anxiety, unresolved trauma, and relational conflicts were compounded by the lack of a safe space…

If I’m honest, the past few years have been rough—a long season of unexpected change, loss, and grief. But recently, sitting on my back porch with the morning light streaming through the first turning leaves, I found myself talking with my 21-year-old daughter on the phone…