What’s it Like to be a Missionary of a Worldwide Church? Part 2
In our previous post we talked about the way the Seventh-day Adventist Church is organized around the world. Today I invite you to think on some of the values of this structure, how it helps in carrying out our mission, and how you can contribute to it. Facing Global Challenges The first value of an…
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While traveling by plane in Asia an Adventist missionary began a conversation with his seatmate, who represented another Christian organization. After hearing briefly about the worldwide church organization of the Seventh-day Adventists, the seatmate stated with obvious envy, “If only we could function as a world church, what strength there would be.” This reaction is…
Read MoreWhat Keeps a Missionary Going in a Time of Crisis?
In the media today, we observe a wide spectrum of human responses to the current global pandemic. People’s reactions range from humor, as they create or share funny memes, to expressions of loneliness, frustration, and fear. We — the members of a cross-cultural missions community — may experience a certain range of feelings as well. …
Read MoreParenting TCKs
God gave us the blessing of children and the blessing of being called to serve him far away from our home country. So how can we combine the two blessings — raise our children to serve God overseas and still continue to be happy when far from home? It is not easy to leave our…
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Spicy Lentil Pot – Shorbet Addis (Egypt) Sometime before your shipment arrives and shortly after your status as guests-to-be-fed ends, you discover that cooking in the mission field isn’t as easy as you thought it would be. That is when you need one of these cookbooks. Written by missionaries, they use ingredients available in much…
Read MoreTeaching Children About Money
Everyone needs to understand about money: where it comes from, how to spend it wisely, and how to save and invest for the future. Too many parents don’t take time to teach their children about the value of money, and unfortunately many of those children grow up to be adults who struggle with money management…
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