A Reluctant Mission Trip: Balancing Faith and Family | Dean Owen

December 22nd, my church was going on a mission trip. And my pastor's great, phenomenal friend. He understands authority when he has it and needs it, he leads. When he doesn't need to have the authority, he finds someone else to lead. So he'd gotten us on a zoom call. That's a business deal with an orphanage in Mayfield. I met Mexico. And talking through that, that night, I got on climbing to bed with my wife, and I said, well, what did you think, babe? There's some money on the table. She goes, I don't worry about it. That's your. That's your lane. That's money. You'll take care of it, okay? So she goes, why don't you go down there with them on the mission trip? And I looked at her and I said, me go to Mexico with. With a church to a place where cartels are and carry a firearm? You're crazy. She said, well, just set on it and see what. See what happens. Okay. So the next Sunday after lunch, we're going to dinner with Craig and Sarah. He very much mentors to me. And when John knew I needed more help than he could get give me Craig, he pulled in my life. And they. Craig and Sarah were talking about this mission trip, and I said, when is that? It was the exact same days. My wife had booked a 50th birthday party with her sorority sisters in Key West. The exact same days. Craig looks at me and said, guys talking to you. You can listen to him or not.