In this episode, I talk to Adam Bostic. Listen as he shares his journey from responding to God's call at age 13, serving as a youth pastor, training at Christ for the Nations, and stepping into full-time missions in the Amazon jungle of Peru. He now oversees short-term outreaches and global missions training back at CFNI in Dallas.
We explore his dramatic calling when God's presence fell like a ton of bricks upon landing in the jungle, scouting trips that broke his wife's heart in the slums of Belén (Bethlehem), buying one-way tickets with no guaranteed housing, living in the back of a barn with a tree growing through the floor, tarantulas, snakes, rats, and a rain poncho as sheets, while raising their young son in a hammock for protection.
Adam opens up about the high missionary failure rate (50-80% worldwide and in his area), the grace God provides for extreme conditions, why proper training and expectations prevent burnout, prioritizing family day (Fridays off for pool time and games), envelope budgeting to protect kids from sacrificial over-giving, embracing separation from extended family traditions, staying focused on a clear vision list (Bible school, children's ministry, church planting, hosting teams), measuring real impact (launching 100+ pastors and missionaries), and the life-changing power of short-term missions trips (boosting long-term response from 2% to 25%).
He describes his current role at Christ for the Nations—leading short-term outreaches (including family teams to Peru in July), teaching in the Global Missions Major, and preparing students called to the nations—while still supporting ongoing work in the Amazon jungle.
A must-listen for missionary testimonies, jungle life realities, overcoming hardship with God's grace, family-first ministry in hard places, the value of short-term trips, and encouragement for anyone (young or retired) feeling called to missions—start by joining a solid sending organization!
We explore his dramatic calling when God's presence fell like a ton of bricks upon landing in the jungle, scouting trips that broke his wife's heart in the slums of Belén (Bethlehem), buying one-way tickets with no guaranteed housing, living in the back of a barn with a tree growing through the floor, tarantulas, snakes, rats, and a rain poncho as sheets, while raising their young son in a hammock for protection.
Adam opens up about the high missionary failure rate (50-80% worldwide and in his area), the grace God provides for extreme conditions, why proper training and expectations prevent burnout, prioritizing family day (Fridays off for pool time and games), envelope budgeting to protect kids from sacrificial over-giving, embracing separation from extended family traditions, staying focused on a clear vision list (Bible school, children's ministry, church planting, hosting teams), measuring real impact (launching 100+ pastors and missionaries), and the life-changing power of short-term missions trips (boosting long-term response from 2% to 25%).
He describes his current role at Christ for the Nations—leading short-term outreaches (including family teams to Peru in July), teaching in the Global Missions Major, and preparing students called to the nations—while still supporting ongoing work in the Amazon jungle.
A must-listen for missionary testimonies, jungle life realities, overcoming hardship with God's grace, family-first ministry in hard places, the value of short-term trips, and encouragement for anyone (young or retired) feeling called to missions—start by joining a solid sending organization!
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