by jfforde | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog, Casual Friday, Fundraising, Missionary Care, MKs/TCKs, Personal Issues, Suffering, Transition
In the spring we have several little sayings to aid us in describing the season. (In like a lion, out like a lamb, for instance.) We ought to have some for autumn, don’t you think. This season is so mercurial. Unpredictable in every way except its unpredictability....
by Dave | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog, Casual Friday, Missionary Care
Sorry I missed posting last week. The recent death of a friend and travels made for more work than I was willing to muster. I think this week’s links will more than make up for it. It may be the end of summer, but the need for encouraging missionaries knows no end....
by Dave | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog, Casual Friday, Missionary Care, Personal Issues, Thriving, Transition
Happy groundhog day – if you’re into that. Believe it or not, some people are not eager for winter to be over. What if, at the end of this day, you had a chance to do it again? Would you do the same things? When it comes to caring for the missionaries you know and...
by Dave | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog, Casual Friday, Fundraising, Missionary Care, Suffering, Thriving
The flu visited our house recently, just like quite a few others, evidently. The onset was dramatic, and the recovery abysmally slow. So many parallels to “diseases” on the mission field. When you’re sick, you want someone at your side. Someone who will dote on you a...
by Dave | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Casual Friday, Missionary Care
Can you believe we are already three weeks into the new year? In that amount of time we have had temperatures all the way from 60 above to 10 below, with a few snow storms thrown in for good measure. A reminder for those of us engaged in caring for missionaries that...
by Dave | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog, Casual Friday, Missionary Care, Transition
Sixty degrees one day then—BOOM—snow and ice the next. The weather in these parts is rarely predictable. Just like life on the mission field. The best way to cope with the uncertainties is to adjust your mindset and decide to roll with the changes. Also have a game...
