An Invitation to Lament
Lament is bringing our loss, our complaints to God, and as a result experiencing sweet communion with him in the midst of pain.
Lament is bringing our loss, our complaints to God, and as a result experiencing sweet communion with him in the midst of pain.
[W]e give ourselves (and others) many gifts when we intentionally attend to our inner processes and emotions in the presence of the Lord.
Serving China’s missionary church will require seeing “success” through a new lens, defined not by big-budget projects and exotic stories, but by the faithfulness of those who are willing to labor in obscurity on the margins, often unannounced and unnoticed, with perhaps few visible results.
What is the most important thing I would want someone going to China to know?
Ever wonder how cross-cultural workers from China evaluate themselves or their fellow workers? Would the issues be the same as workers from other locations?
Because that’s how grief works. It is not just a once in a lifetime thing, it comes back at unexpected moments.
There is a Chinese saying 《十年树木,百年树人》 which means, “It takes ten years to grow a tree but a hundred to cultivate a person.”
A resource to help you and your family say “Off we go!” with more confidence and connectedness.
We’ve heard from those who had to leave China and have continued their journeys. Is there anything we can take with us for the journeys we are on?
Today I can whole-heartedly say that whatever seeds, words, or love I gave in China are not wasted.
Hearing from those who are in new places and new ministries in Asia.
This is not where you want to be. This is not where you thought you’d be. This was not your plan.