Thanksgiving 2025 Around the World
Far from home, our missionaries discover their American roots with new eyes as they dive into their country of mission and share life with a culturally diverse team. Thanksgiving is one beautiful tradition that our missionaries enjoy sharing with their teammates and friends on mission. By introducing them into the food, significance, and family-style sharing of this truly American holiday, they learn to better appreciate their own culture, while also being enriched by those of others.
We asked our missionaries what they are thankful for this year. These are their responses.
“I’m thankful for every smile, every gaze, every hug, every tear, every laugh, and every moment I’ve been given to share with these beautiful friends. I’m thankful for Christ’s friendship! His love!” –Gianna in Romania
“This Thanksgiving, I am grateful to God for giving me my teammates. Each of the three of them feel perfectly chosen for me – both in what we share and in their differences that balance me and help me to grow. I am also so grateful for my friend Marie who introduced me to Con-solatio!” –Jordan in Romania
“I am grateful for the love and support of my teammates and my family. I am also grateful for adoration each day which allows me to be filled with God’s love and share that love with others.” –Agnes in El Salvador
“This Thanksgiving I am thankful for the opportunity to be here in El Salvador, and for the desire that God put in my heart to serve others. I’m also thankful to be able to share some of my culture with my teammates through the meal, and with the neighborhood kids through the decorations (we made hand-turkeys with them!)” –Jeanne-Marie in El Salvador
“I am extremely grateful for my sponsors back home. I would not have the strength to continue everyday if it weren’t for the prayers of my spiritual sponsors and it would be impossible to give myself so fully if I was not freed from the financial demands of ordinary life by all those who have donated to provide for my daily needs.” –Rebecca in Costa Rica
“Last year, around Thanksgiving time, I was just arriving and though we had all of the right food, the Thanksgiving feeling wasn’t there to be found. Now, a year later, the Lord had permitted me to see how beautiful these people around me really are. I am grateful for the friendships I’ve made here. Thanks be to God.” –Samuel in Senegal
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to live side by side our friends here in the neighborhood and to truly share life together.” –Lucy in Peru
“I’m thankful for the infinite and merciful love of God that has carried by all the way to Lima, Peru, and that sustains me in this mission.” –Lorenza in Peru