PMPod
#66 The Determination to Last a Lifetime
Oct 29, 2023
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Today on the Pod, I talk to a woman who has been in cross-cultural missions for longer than I’ve been alive. There is a depth of maturity and wisdom that only time and experience can give you, and she has it. Prepare for a blessing.
"The Lord doesn’t owe us anything, but we owe our whole lives to him."
Here is my conversation with my guest's husband, #29 Fifty Years in Missions
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Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:59 Getting called at 13 years old
- 03:45 Missions in the 70s
- 06:22 Persecution and imprisonment
- 10:30 Overcoming cynicism
- 12:10 How to pray on the field
- 15:10 Spiritual longevity
- 18:10 Prayer in missions
- 21:35 Grief on the field
- 28:40 The costs of being on the field
- 32:40 The cost for local believers
- 39:40 The cost for extended families
- 42:55 Changes in missions
- 46:50 Who would you want on your team?
- 49:45 Being a mother on the field
- 56:00 Do it all to the Glory of God