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Field Notes

Field Notes

By: Mission Discovery
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The Field Notes Podcast is made by Mission Discovery. The goal of our podcast is to empower listeners to serve boldly on and off the mission field and educate listeners on the awesome impact of short-term mission trips when done intentionally.

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Episodes
  • An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep
    May 11 2026
    A conversation with Jim Sweeney, the executive Director of Mission Emmanuel about his ministry in the Dominican Republic.

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    35 mins
  • Mission Discovery Wouldn't Hire Josh
    May 4 2026

    For years, Josh kept showing up.


    He served on Mission Discovery trips, poured into ministry, and believed with his whole heart that one day he would step into a full-time role with the organization he loved so much. He built his life around that calling—trusting that God would open the door at the right time.


    But the journey wasn’t simple.


    In this episode, Michael and Hailey sit down with Josh to talk about the seasons of disappointment, waiting, and wrestling with God’s timing. From the deep hurt of his parents’ divorce to a season where he felt like he had almost given up on God entirely, Josh shares how the Lord met him in the middle of heartbreak and slowly rebuilt his faith.


    After decades of serving and hoping, it finally seemed like the dream was within reach—until COVID hit, plans fell apart, and everything he thought was certain came crashing down.


    What do you do when the thing you believed God called you to doesn’t happen the way you expected?


    Josh’s story is one of faithfulness, surrender, and learning to trust God even when the answer feels like silence. If you’ve ever felt forgotten, delayed, or disappointed by God’s timing, this conversation will remind you that “not yet” does not mean “no.”


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    20 mins
  • How Our Founder Knew He Never Wanted to do Another Mission
    Apr 27 2026

    In 1991, Maury Buchanan said yes to a God-sized dream: starting a short-term missions organization called Mission Discovery. But that “yes” didn’t come without doubt.


    In this episode, Michael and Hailey sit down with Maury to unpack how Mission Discovery began—and the unexpected story that almost stopped it before it started.


    Maury shares about a mission trip that went so poorly, he left convinced he never wanted to do another one again. Frustration, disappointment, and unmet expectations shaped what could have been the end of the story.


    But God had other plans.


    What followed was a shift in perspective that didn’t just change Maury’s heart—it helped shape the DNA of Mission Discovery into what it is today.


    If you’ve ever questioned your calling, struggled through a difficult experience, or wondered how God can use something that feels like failure… this conversation is for you.


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    30 mins
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