The Counter Culture Mom Show
with Tina Griffin
A Mother Torn Between Heartbreak and Her Children’s Call to Overseas Missions - Ann Bowman
Monday, December 1, 2025
The challenges of overseas missionary work are not just difficult for those who are on the field. Struggles and emotional battles can happen to those who are left on the home front, as well! This is the reality that Ann Bowman faced when her adult children (one married with children) moved to foreign countries to provide medical assistance in areas that desperately needed it. Ann is the author of I Never Signed Up For This: One Mother’s Journey to Surrender Her Children to Their Calling. She lends valuable insight into what it’s like to let go and let God. Ann also discusses the challenges that missionary families experience when their parents or loved ones fail to support them in their difficult endeavors serving the Lord. She says this is one of the biggest issues missionaries face. Supporting them is so important! “Consider God’s plan, instead of your plan,” says Ann.TAKEAWAYSTCK refers to ‘third culture kids,’ or kids who are born in the country of their parents’ passports and then raised in a different countryThere may not be as much stability in a missionary field as in the corporate world, but God’s work takes priorityIt’s important to go through the grieving process, but also be supportive when family moves away to serve the LordThere is great excitement as well as great hardship in serving overseas and it’s important the church supports all people involved🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODETruth and Treason movie: https://www.angel.com/watch/truth-and-treasonTruth and Treason trailer: https://bit.ly/4r8krM3I Never Signed Up For This book: https://amzn.to/3LTYIHH🔗 CONNECT WITH ANN BOWMANWebsite: https://www.alifeoverseas.com/i-never-signed-up-for-this/📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BYTiny Revival (get 10% off with code TINA): https://tinyrevival.com/TINACapstone Legacy Foundation: https://capstonelegacy.org/Medi-Share: https://www.medishare.com/tina-griffinLifeVac (get 10% off with code TINA): https://lifevac.net/🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOMhttps://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWShttps://theccmshow.lightcast.com/📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDEhttps://counterculturemom.com/download-new-app/💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION2024 Recap & 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReportMake a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/#counterculturemom #tinagriffin #annbowman #Missions #GlobalMissions #ServeTheNations #FaithInAction #WorldOutreach #ServeOverseas #GlobalService #MissionAbroad #GoServe #BeyondBorders #ThirdCultureKids #TCKLife #RaisingTCKs #GlobalFamily #CrossCulturalKids #MedicalMissions #HealthcareHeroesAbroad #GlobalMedicalOutreach #ServeThroughMedicine #HealingHandsWorldwide
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