This time of the year often tends to be a time of reflection for me. Here is what I wrote when it was 22 years ago. It was in April that I first went to Taiwan. I wrote a bit about that here. I wrote the 2nd part here. So this year as I reflect I will write Part 3. I came home and went to work for a consulting firm. It was supposed to be a five year contract…
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…
I shared about praying for missionaries starting at the beginning of the alphabet and going through giving some specific things for each letter. Part 1 can be found here. Prayer is one way of partnering with the missionary in the work that God has called them to do. Pray for them and pray with them. Pray that the Word of God will be proclaimed. H is for health – Pray for the health of the missionaries. Depending on where they…
Sometimes when I can’t sleep I will pray through the alphabet. I will begin with A and see how far I set before I fall asleep. I have various themes that I follow. I thought I should share with you the theme of praying for missionaries. This is part one. One of my favorite quotes about missions and prayer is from J. O. Fraser, a missionary to the Lisu people of southwest China. J. O. Fraser knew that prayer is…
I know I began the story of the journey over a year ago and wrote Part 1. I was recently reminded that I didn’t finish writing those memories so I will write part 2. My blue and white fruit bowl from Thailand For some reason this part of the journey has been the hardest to write. It could be that this was a difficult assignment. It might be that this is one of those times in life that I wonder,…