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PERSPECTIVE by Beth Drummond
“Den ffieriends, do not be swprised or the poiHfu! mid you ore suffering. as
though something srmnge were happening to you. Bur rejoice rhor you porticiwre in
the sufferin@ of Chrisr, so rhor you ma;, b9 over;oyed when his g/ov is revealed ”
(IPerer4:12,13 NIV)
Christians are called to serve the
Lord. As the Lord‘s servants in
foreign lands, we missionaries enjoy
much of God’s goodness and
mercy. We see God at work in
dramatic ways.in lives which He
has changed.
Christians, however, are also
called to suffer. Every follower of
Christ has suffering to endure.
No one is exempt. However, be-
cause missionaries do suffer in
unique ways, we need your under-
standing prayer support.
SEPARATION FROM PARENTS
often increase. One missionary
put it this way: “You how,
my first few terms overseas, I
needed my parents. Their letters
comforted, encouraged, and
sustained me. Now that they are
older, they need me to comfort,
encourage, and sustain them.”
Because missionaries suffer in
unique ways, we need your
understanding prayer support.
One obvious suffering is separa-
tion from family. Separation To realize that our parents need us
causes heartache. As parents of and to know that we cannot go to
missionaries age, these heartaches them is, indeed, suffering.
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