By Kellye Carmack
Is a missionary from your church coming home this summer? Perhaps they are retiring or taking a much-needed break. The church should be a place where missionaries receive refreshment, encouragement, and discipleship. Here are a few suggestions for how to help them transition and recharge before returning to the field.
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There are so many practical ways to accomplish the great commission and I want to share a few suggestions directly from the mission field. I asked missionaries from various parts of the world to share the most encouraging ways their home church has supported them. While this list is by no means exhaustive, just a few ideas for how you can care for the missionaries from your church. Read them and be encouraged.
Read MoreI hung up convinced she couldn’t stand me. As I unlocked the door to my apartment I swallowed the huge lump forming in my throat. “What was I thinking?” I prayed out loud, “God, surely I am not cut out to be a missionary. I have no idea what I’m doing.”
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