Author Archives: Your Mission Matters

About Your Mission Matters

My name is Mike Grober. I am the founder of Your Mission Matters. My passion is to help people discover and live their God-given mission. I have lived more than 20 years overseas. Photography, adventure tourism, Macs, mission trips, and my family are how I love to spend my time.

Glassy-eyed Christians

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Today I was reminded of a story I came across about a year ago. People were pulled off planes, ushered out of the secure area, corralled into a jam-packed waiting area and re-screened at Newark Liberty International Airport. Why? A … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Discipleship, Surprises | Tagged cross., easter, routine, surprises | Leave a comment

Be Bold Today

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

David and Goliath is one of my favorite Bible stories. It is found in 1 Samuel 17. The Israelite army was on one hill; the Philistine army was on the opposite hill; there was a ravine between them. Neither army … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Stories, Courage | Tagged battle, bible stories, boldness, confidence, conflict, david, faith, fear, God of Israel, goliath, mission, Philistines | 4 Comments

Lessons from Boot Camp

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Boot camp is supposed to be hard. A number of years ago my oldest son, Michael, found out the hard way. He joined the army and ended up at Fort Leonard Wood. The Army let me visit him once while … Continue reading →

Posted in Influence | Tagged discipline, drill sergeant, fort leonard wood, individual training, mature christians, missions | Leave a comment

Family Mission Trip

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Every two years our family tries to go on a mission trip. Our most recent one was to the Brazilian Amazon. We flew 1,000 miles up the Amazon River to the city of Manaus. We then hopped on one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, Mission Trips, Sunsets | Tagged amazon, brazil, family, family mission trip, missions, sunset | Leave a comment

Incheon VIP Lounge

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

KAL lounge at Incheon Airport – Seoul, South Korea. I was on my way home from 2 weeks with my daughter in Korea and China. The airline, not sure why, gave me a pass to the VIP lounge. I’ve learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged airport, orient, seoul, south korea, travel | Leave a comment

I-430 Bridge

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

arkansas river bridge. i was running along the river just before sunset. notice how the clouds follow the curve of the bridge. I’m sure there is an explanation for that. Do you guys have it?

Posted in Bridges | Tagged arkansas river, bridge, I-430 bridge, jogging, river, running | Leave a comment

Mac Heaven

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

trip to the new apple store with my youngest of 3 sons. no more flying to NYC to experience apple land!

Posted in Family | Tagged apple store, gadgets, mac world, nirvana | Leave a comment

Two Rivers Magic

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

i was running at two river park. walked out to the point, sat down on a bench and took this pic with the river bridge in the distance

Posted in Bridges, Outdoors | Tagged arkansas, arkansas river, jogging, nature, running, three river park, two river park | Leave a comment

Patience

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

Cool Dude is the picture of patience. Every time we let him out he runs to our neighbor’s fence. He then sits there for hours at a time just waiting on dog next door to show up.