One of the things I like about living in Berrien Springs is how connected I feel to our world church. With a hundred nations at my doorstep, I have the opportunity to learn how the church is growing in other parts of the world and how God is at work in the lives of people from different political situations.

When we don't have contact with the global church, we have difficulty accepting the idea that there could be more to Adventism than what we know. That's why going on short-term mission trips, sponsoring missionaries or orphaned children, participating in a relief project, supporting world missions or global ministries helps us to see our church from Heaven's perspective.