What Your Missionaries Mean When They Say … June 29, 2022 By: Stacy Cawley
Austin Gardner • July 18, 2022
I highly recommend you reading this post. I believe it will bless and help
Your missionaries probably send out a newsletter email regularly to give you updates on their work and lives. Because there’s so much to communicate (and sometimes the details are too personal to send to a large mailing list), you may have seen phrases like the ones below. If you’ve ever wondered what the “rest of the story” behind phrases like these could be, here are a few possibilities!
What they say: “We’ve had some health issues.”
- It sometimes takes a missionary a while to figure out their new normal.
- What they mean: “Our stomachs are constantly just a little off and we’re used to that now. But it might be a little gross to talk about all the illnesses we’ve had in the past six months: malaria, typhoid, chikungunya and amoebas. Also, our whole family just finished our second routine round of deworming of the year just in case. Before we became missionaries, we thought deworming was only for pets!”
- With different foods, questionable water quality, disease-carrying mosquitoes and new germs they’ve never been exposed to before, it sometimes takes a missionary a while to figure out their new normal.
You must read the rest of this article. It is going to bless you. Thank you so much to Stacy Cawley and Wycliffe Bible Translators for writing this.
A wonderful historical story that will teach us a great deal.
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In January of 1987 Betty, the kids, and I arrived in Querétaro, Mexico to study Spanish. I literally didn’t know ten words. I am forever indebted to Georgia, Hermana Luisa, Webb for the language institute she ran for many years. She was strict. She pushed hard. Betty cried on more than one occasion. Without the challenge I know that I never would have learned the language. The language school gave me structure, discipline, help learning what to do next. Read the rest of the letter then go watch this video the BBF did of Miss Webb. When you get this letter, Lord willing, Betty and I will be in Mexico and we will be visiting this wonderful godly lady. I thought of this lady often over the years. I remembered how hard she had been on me. I remembered being tortured it seemed but I survived Hermana Luisa and she made me a thriving missionary. Thank you Hermana Luisa for helping a red neck Tennessee hillbilly learn enough Spanish to do some ministry. God bless you. So know that language school might be very beneficial for you. Efficient Resource Utilization: Organized lesson plans and materials ensure learners make the most of their study time, covering essential language elements in a coherent manner. Clear Learning Objectives: Well-organized courses outline clear learning objectives, helping learners understand what to expect and what is expected of them. Resource Accessibility: Organized language schools provide learners with easy access to a variety of resources, including textbooks, multimedia materials, and language software.
Austin Gardner believes hearing about Georgia Webb will bless you. How does Georgia Webb's legacy inspire missionaries today? Explore her impact on global missions and find your place in God's plan. Tune in! #MissionsLegacy #EmpowerEvangelism #FaithJourney
