With a gazillion opportunities in missions, why say yes to a hard place? What factors — biblical, spiritual, strategic, personal — should influence what you do with your life, where you go, and why? Come learn how to count the cost, develop resilience, find places of greatest need, and use your gifts as bridges of love to unreached peoples beyond the edges of the kingdom.
Len Bartlotti is a pioneer worker, strategist, and educator with 40 years of experience in cross-cultural ministry and the Islamic world. He and his wife served for years in a volatile Central Asian region among one of the largest unreached Muslim people groups. Their work included translation, ethnic music and verbal arts, refugee relief, and discipling believers. Len earned a PhD at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK) and served on faculties at several universities. He travels internationally as a consultant, intercultural coach, and speaker. Len loves Italian food, just got a toy poodle puppy, and has seven grandsons.