Missionary Blogs

Hey all!

I was really excited to find this amazing site with tons of missionary blogs. They provide access to blogs of missionaries around the world, divided by region, country, and whether the missionaries have children or not. It was very cool.

I ended up on the page of the Pape family who are currently serving as missionaries in Manila, Philippines. They are a family of five (husband, wife, and three children).

I read their blog "Should I stay or should I go now...?" and I was blessed by it. I appreciated seeing missionaries who are "on the field" who are honest and actually talking about the struggles that they are going through in trying to seek Gad's will. I love that! I constantly struggle with God's will of where I am supposed to be, but then I know that I just need to trust God. It's actually been the "theme" of my summer plans.

The few sentences that I enjoyed the most were: "It is tempting to seek a more permanent position and the security of a salary, real insurance, and a retirement plan rather than trusting that God will lead the right people at the right time to provide what we need. But as we pursued this option, it was made pretty clear that this is not what we are supposed to do." I like this because this is how I feel. I don't need to be on a salary, I don't even want a salary! Will the poor people I'm helping have a salary? Will they be able to understand why I have one? I'd rather go and teach or have a job wherever I go so that I can help without alienating people.

You should go check out that blog website, see what's going on in the world.