Message Travelers & New Host
June 2026 Update
Welcome to the June edition of the Cross Exchange newsletter. You can learn more about Cross Exchange by visiting our website.
Happy June! We are excited to share a long-awaited feature and introduce you to a new host.
Connect with Travelers
HOSTS: Have you tried to reach out to volunteers proactively on Cross Exchange? Up until now, that functionality wasn’t possible. So, we’ve created a solution: new users can now opt in to having their profile displayed in the new traveler directory, allowing hosts and fellow volunteers to message them. Click on View profile to learn more about the traveler, and Send message to begin a conversation!
TRAVELERS: Already have an account and want to be added to this directory? Simply visit your profile and select which continents you’d like to serve in to appear on this page.
As always, your private contact info remains hidden: all messages sent are routed through our platform to protect your privacy.
Not only does this allow hosts to find and reach you, but it also gives you the opportunity to connect with fellow travelers and even coordinate serving together!
We hope you enjoy this new feature, and we’re excited to see its utility grow as more travelers opt in. Please Contact Us if you have any questions.
New Host in Nairobi, Kenya
Isaiah and Dancan run a ministry serving their community in Nairobi, and they are looking for volunteers to join their mission. They are looking for a wide range of help, including cooking, maintenance, and ministry tasks. Learn more by viewing their listing and sending them a message!
A Place on the Road
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs... They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.”
Psalm 84:5-7
The pilgrims in this psalm are on a journey to Jerusalem to worship at the temple; they aren’t settled, and they turn the dry Valley of Baka into “a place of springs” as they go.
That sounds a lot like hosting. A traveler shows up tired from the road. A host opens the door, offers a meal, a bed, and a season of shared work. Nothing dramatic. That ordinary welcome turns (what could be) a dry stretch of someone’s journey into a refreshing oasis.
Both people are still on pilgrimage; the host hasn’t arrived either. We’re all walking down the road of life, and along the way we get to make the valley a little less dry for whoever is passing through.
May your home and your heart be a spring for whoever knocks.
Explore, Serve, Grow,
Trent & Bethany
What We’re Reading
Funny example of the internet shrinking the traditional divides of this world.
“Man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” -John Calvin
Everyone has a role!
It’s okay to not be okay 🖤
thats a heaven yea from me