Missionary Problems: Failure of our Brethren discusses how others’ failure affect those who are trying to be faithful, as well as the Lord’s work in general.
Missions
Musings and meditations about missions from a missionary.
Q: Are national missionaries better than Americans going?
Q: Are national missionaries better than Americans going? Doesn’t it make more sense to for me to raise funds for national missionaries, rather than raise funds for me to go?
Missionary Software Recommendations
Note: This page will be updated regularly with new recommendations.
I (David Cox) have been a missionary for about 28 years now, and if you count the years on deputation, around 30 years. In my lifetime, I have gone from nothing electronic to speak of to using powerful desktop computers now. When I was in my schooling years (1964-2002) computers hit the scene and are now common. My education (much after school was self-taught about computers, and I even taught myself Foxpro relational database, and programmed my own software) has spanned both no-computer, and computer. So let me start off by a couple of much needed points that people need to understand.
Tips for New Missionaries Support
Tips for New Missionaries Support focuses on raising missionary support, understanding what you are supposed to be doing.
Missionary Problems: I wish I had understood human nature better
Missionary Problems: I wish I had understood human nature better examines some of my insights over my years as a missionary and a pastor.
Some Recommendations on How to Help Missionaries on Furlough
This brief post links to other articles around the web on how to help missionaries on furlough.
Raising your Missionary Support
I found this wonderful website for missionaries, http://raiseyoursupport.com/
I have no idea who put this out, but some of the suggestions are just great for missionaries.
The Art of Persuasion
The Art of Persuasion Universal principles of influence. The author gives 6 tips to get people to be persuaded by your request.
Missionary Problems: “I wish I had had more realistic expectations.”
This post is my own response to an article in “Askamissionary.com” “What do Missionaries wish they had known before they first went?”
“I wish I had had more realistic expectations.”
Missionary Problems: “I wish I knew how to deal with conflict.”
This post is my own response to an article in “Askamissionary.com” “What do Missionaries wish they had known before they first went?”