One afternoon I hiked ten minutes to our neighbors to ask if I could buy some goat manure. We wanted to plant a small garden plot and some fertilizer would be a help. When I arrived, I noticed his wife who only speaks Tarahumara sitting outside, but the man was nowhere around. I said the usual...
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"Being genuinely at home among a people and in a culture is a necessary condition for the authenticity of the Gospel wherever it is preached. Failing this, the profession of the Christian faith remains only a veneer, sooner or later to wear out." —Laurenti Magesa
“The missionary life is not a sprint; it is a marathon” —Robert S. Miller
From the book SPIRITUAL SURVIVAL HANDBOOK
"It is not sufficient for the Church to attend to tactics: she must attend first to truth." —Lesslie Newbigin
"If you are going to be a missionary (or a pastor, or a Christian) your priority needs to be to get to know Jesus and to deepen your knowledge of him. Cross-cultural training and theology are important, but a first-hand experience of Jesus' work in your life is the absolute key." —Eddie Arthur...
Spiritual Survival Handbook for Cross-Cultural Workers, by Dr. Robert S. Miller was published in 2011 by the BottomLine Media. This book is a concise guide to the essentials of spiritual survival for those working in cross-cultural situations.
"Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak." —Apostle Paul
Colossians 4...
"What are the qualifications for working in Latin America? There’s really only one. . . . Same qualification you would need to go any place else in the world to serve: that is a broken heart. . . . 'While you’re waiting for God to open the door, praise him in the hallway.' And when we learn...
“If you have begun to steep yourself in the Word of God, and are preparing yourself with basic, useful tools to tackle the job of evangelism and church planting, God will, in turn, find places in His kingdom where He can put you to work for His honor and His glory.” —Roland Muller
an appetizer review of the book by John Coblentz used in Team Launch