Comments on: When the Missionary Honeymoon is Over

By: henk

henk — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:40:24 +0000

i’m a missionary in africa, but also a born afican person – therefore going nowhere at retirement, no sabbatical back ‘home’, no superior economy to go back to. i’m just beginning to realize what immense role economy plays, not only as far as our pockets are concerned, but also in our whole spiritual outlook. in deprived or formerly deprived countries, christians also sense their needs. most of all, full time mission workers. ‘the ox is worthy of its fodder’, Paul wrote. long time deprivation can make your eyes dim, though God gives light according to the challenge. meeting then with visitors from the richer countries may easily tempt you to see them as little more than cash cows. why, your plane ticket was 5x more than this certain evangelist’s annual salary! and you tell him to trust in God!
so, when to ask and be seen as a beggar or even dishonest, or when to ask and find a true helper. or when to ask and know that your motives are materialistic. or when to ask, and know that you have to do something about your teenagers who are becoming embittered. these challenges we, as world christians, need to face and debate openly and honestly.

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End of Week Round up | Byrnesys Blabberings — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:26:08 +0000

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By: Kaybee

Kaybee — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:06:42 +0000

I, too, was a missionary to Romania, for 10 years. There was definitely a honeymoon period — and it definitely came to an end!! The way I look at it now is that I think wherever we are in the world, we always have higher expectations of Christians. How often do we hear someone say, “I’ll never do business with a Christian again.” or “I’ll never work in a Christian organization again!” A waitress will say, “these Sunday lunchtime Christians are the WORST tippers!” I honestly don’t think that’s the case — that Christians are the worst business men/women, the worst to work with, the worst tippers — it’s just that we expect them (us!) to live up to our reputation as ‘saints!’ Problem is, we are still sinners, in the process of being changed into His likeness — and in some areas we are more succesful than in others! Remember GINFWMY? God Is Not Finished With Me Yet! Not with any of us — but it is SO important to go the second and third mile with people, especially when we are coming alongside ‘pre-believers’ whom we are hoping will become ‘believers.’

I LOVE Romania, and I LOVE her people — and I miss the country and all my friends there, tremendously!

Thanks for your blog!

By: Jimmy Fine

Jimmy Fine — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:27:47 +0000

Terrific anecdote. Thanks for sharing!