Ask a Missionary - Catch The Fire

I’m Speaking.”
Sue tells of her early reactions to the challenge of missionary
life:
One night, as my husband and I snuggled in bed
(when the air conditioner was actually on), we
were discouraged about living out of trunks, getting
cheated by almost everyone, getting stared at by
everyone else, and fighting the dirt, the bugs and the
traffic. I asked him if we could go home. He said that
we could as long as I was the one who would repack
everything and then I, only I, would have to carry
the trunks. 1
Consequently, for the following twelve years of missionary
life, Sue stayed.
Q:
Can I become a missionary if I
fear going overseas?
A: Look to Jesus and read my story.
As a young adult, I talked with different team leaders to see
which country I would go to. I met Norm, who led the team going to
Sudan. That trip seemed like more an adventure than all the others.
But in my last interview with Norm, he looked me in the eye and
asked, “Are you ready to die in Sudan?” I remember thinking, Look
buddy, I’m here for one year, got it? I am engaged to a beautiful girl
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