“We can’t wait to go, but it’s so hard to leave” A retired missionary said that to a new missionary, one about to leave for the field, at a training event. At the time it didn’t quite sink in, but it has been coming up in my mind a lot lately. We have three weeks left, or… Continue reading We can’t wait to go, But it’s so hard to leave
I think I’m going to coin a new term for pre-field itinerant missionaries, domestic nomads. As we were driving back from a missions conference, Chris looked over at me and said that there is always something a little off about us missionaries. He said that it’s hard to relate sometimes, to share with people what… Continue reading Domestic Nomads
We recently had a Sunday School lesson on Missions, and missionaries, and for a few minutes we talked about the stereotypes that come to mind when we talk about missions. We also talked about why missionaries do missions. At that time the thought, ‘because they are crazy’ was the one that came to the forefront of my… Continue reading Crazy/Not Crazy?
Thank you for your confidence. We will tell you if there is an open door. May God lead it all for His good. In Him Corine for Evelyne Confidence? That was something that I could not find on Monday. Anywhere. The above e-mail was from the French Language School in Albertville. After they told… Continue reading Confidence
A seasoned missionary once said that she was very careful how she used the word ‘home.’ She would say, we are going to our ‘home in ____,’ and fill in the blank of the location where they were staying. At the time I didn’t quite understand this, but after our month in Brussels it really… Continue reading Home
So, we just spent 31 days in what used to be an old paper factory, with 8 other missionary couples and their children, along with a few interns and instructors, all living on top of one another. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of our lives. MTW spent as much of this time… Continue reading Community
‘Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting… Continue reading Brussels, Babies, and Brothers
The Brock Family in France 