
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Christianity Today 2024 Book Awards, Missions/Global Church category, Finalist
Are you preparing to take the gospel to the nations?
You’ve said “yes” to God’s call to go, and now you will pack up your things and step into the unknown of a new location, people, and culture. The following years will likely include great joy, frustration, homesickness, difficulty, and excitement. In this book, ten women who have served on the mission field share what they wish they had known before they began.
This book is a handbook for entering the mission field, including essays on:
- Discerning your calling
- Leaving what you love
- Serving well on a team
- Engaging in prayer and evangelism
- Fellowshipping through suffering
- Going as a married or single woman
- Taking kids overseas
- Dealing with fear and anxiety
- Spiritual habits of a missionary
These essays are from Emily Bennett (general editor), Ruth Ripken, Cyndi Logsdon, Hilary Alan, CJ Olivia, Lydia Pettus, Emily Watkins, Sydney Dixon, Amy Bowman, and Nina Buser.
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Table of contents
- Introduction (Emily Bennett)
- Chapter 1: Discerning Our Calling (Cyndi Logsdon)
- Chapter 2: Leaving What You Love (Hilary Alan)
- Chapter 3: Serving Well as a Team (C. J. Olivia)
- Chapter 4: Prayer and Evangelism (Lydia Pettus)
- Chapter 5: The Fellowship of Suffering (Ruth Ripken)
- Chapter 6: Married on Mission (Emily Watkins)
- Chapter 7: Going Single (Sydney Dixon)
- Chapter 8: Missions and Motherhood (Amy Bowman)
- Chapter 9: Fear and Anxiety (Nina Buser)
- Chapter 10: The Spiritual Patterns of a Missionary (Emily Bennett)
- Contributors’ Biographies
- Notes