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Ask a Missionary Time-Tested Answer
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This book is a great resource for m
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Authentic Publishing A Ministry of
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Things Nobody Told Me 110 Yes. No.
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John McVay John McVay served as a m
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Imagine Your Own Gripping Story 1 W
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Toward Your Own Story Most Christia
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Guidance Discovering God’s Plan 2
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You’ll bring the bikes to the sch
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market, the post office, the park.
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A: Look for an inner conviction, fo
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eceived concrete and definite direc
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A: Ask God to use you and watch him
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This topic is one of the themes dis
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A: Discouragement is a part of life
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ack home. I’ve got a life and a f
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I was a mechanical engineer, and my
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Answer from Paul, who has served as
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going!” It may be that as you hav
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there? What kinds of office politic
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joy, and the tug of our hearts—as
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seek God’s will with a determinat
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A: Yes. Strategically select your s
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go and help. These extended, opport
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passed by a number of opportunities
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How do I believe God typically guid
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Agencies Researching the Options 3
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Jim, obviously nervous, simply said
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your own financial support. However
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for its missionaries’ safety, hea
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• Teamwork. The New Testament con
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A: Because they find help in other
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A: Because their church serves as a
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served as a minister within this de
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A Thorough Exam In some ways, joini
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Does the mission have plans to move
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Does the agency make disciples or j
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A: If it’s God’s plan, he will
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Your family’s mission story may b
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A: Yes. Consider these benefits of
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Answer from David Smith, director o
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education was either from home scho
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Q: Can I become a missionary if my
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How would I deal with loneliness an
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The Challenge Moving Forward 7 Dr.
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missionary friend Phil almost choke
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qualities for cross-cultural missio
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Acknowledgments The editor, John Mc
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Notes Chapter 2: Guidance 1. Excerp
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Resources for Further Study These m
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around the world, new resources, an
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Friend Raising: Building a Missiona
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People Raising: A Practical Guide t
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Encountering Islam Keith Swartley,
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Mukappa.org Links to resources, spi
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Resources for Women in Missions Par
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The Definitive Prayer Handbook for