As we look at culture, there are three ways that culture is divided — guilt, shame, or fear. These are spectrums of cultures it is how things are viewed from a cultural anthropology perspective. I am not going to try to explain it as it is a bit beyond me and there are numerous others who have written on this topic. The one coming from a guilt culture needs forgiveness. Those that come from a shame culture need honor….
Are you a reader? If so, the challenge might be finding books to fit in these categories. If you are not a reader, this might be the challenge you need to encourage you to read missionary biographies. A challenge can help us to grow. Recently I shared 5 Reasons You Need to Read Missionary Biographies which gives you the why you need to read missionary biographies. Now I want to challenge you to do something with that knowledge. I am going…
Have you ever read a book that you just could not put down? You just had to keep reading to see what happens next. Maybe you even stayed up late to finish just one more chapter. You want to know what happens. The book is full of adventure, heartbreak, joy, obedience, and love. You are a person who enjoys reading books that challenge you. If those are the kinds of books you enjoy, you need to read missionary biographies. I…
Can you raise a special needs child overseas? What if the child has Down Syndrome? That was the exact question that we had to answer when our daughter was born. This was not the question, can we move overseas but rather can we remain living overseas. Now 14 years later our daughter has lived overseas longer than she has lived in her passport country. I can’t even say birth country because she was born overseas. When she was born…
This is Part 3 of A-Z Praying for Missionaries. Here is Part 1 and here is Part 2. We are working through the alphabet with things to different things to pray about for missionaries. We are now at the end of the alphabet and that does require a bit of creativity. P is for protection – Driving in some countries is not as safe as at home. Driving laws are not enforced or don’t exist so it can be taking your…