“They’re a lot like my parents,” Brad said. “They had a little trepidation when we told them we’d be uprooting (the family) and working in the mission field. But it’s helpful that Europe is reachable for them.”

Exactly where in Europe, though, remains a question.

“At this point, we’re not really sure where we’ll be,” Brad said. “The mission we’ve kind of seen is working with the Muslim immigrant population, and there are obviously quite a few places where that could be. So we’ve talked with (mission) teams from all over Europe to see where God wants us.

“That’s the vision we saw—the opportunity God created by moving these giant groups of people into Europe. And we have the opportunity to live life beside them.”

The Walkers and several other missionaries from Prestonwood were commissioned by the church during a recent First Wednesday service. In all, Prestonwood has more than a dozen “long-term goers” working in the mission fields around the world.

Ryan Roberts, who works in missions on the long-term mobilization team, said the first of the young missionaries have already left, and the others are in final stages of preparation. Except for the Walkers, the other missionaries are expected to be working in Africa and Asia by the end of 2017, Ryan said.

All of the young missionaries are members of Prestonwood, he said, and several went through Perspectives.

“Perspectives is a class that talks about God’s heart for the world and walks through God’s purpose in the world,” Ryan said. “We walk through the biblical basis of why we care about the nations. For most who take the class, it just helps them have an understanding of God’s purpose. It isn’t intended for long-term goers. But many long-term goers find (their need to serve as missionaries) in that class.”

For those who choose that path, Ryan said, Prestonwood provides nine months of training before sending its missionaries into the field.