A Bottle Of Peach Tea Confirmed The Next Step: Caleb Earle

Send us Fan MailA kid watches Hercules, dreams of a far-off place, and somehow that thread turns into a real life in Italy. Caleb Earl, one of our Global Year field leaders, sits down with us to trace the whole story: the first short-term mission trip that made him feel “alive,” the slow grind of learning Italian, and the moment a simple bottle of peach tea felt like God saying, it’s time.We get specific about the work. Caleb breaks down what these Italy kids camps actually are: day camps for ages six to thirteen where families sign up for English learning through sports, crafts, and music led by native English speakers, with Bible discussions shared openly as part of the week. He also shares the unglamorous side of cross-cultural ministry leadership, from registration and schedules to volunteer onboarding, plus how COVID pushed the team to build a full YouTube camp and later plant new camps across Italy with a replicable manual and resources.Then we go deeper into the inner life of leadership. Caleb talks marriage overseas, winter heaviness, residency bureaucracy, and what it takes to guide young adults for months at a time without trying to control their growth. We also wrestle with “religious anxiety,” learning to loosen our grip on needing to get everything right, and discovering how global Christianity expands the way we see God. The conversation closes with a big transition: sensing a season shift and choosing to move back to the United States with peace even when the plan isn’t finished.Subscribe for more Global Year stories, share this with someone considering a gap year or missions, and leave a review so more people can find us. What part of Caleb’s story hits closest to home for you?Support the showConnect with Us:Website: https://www.globalyear.orgInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/global.year/Email: [email protected]