Support

Today I want to continue to talk with you about our missionary families/individuals on the field, and I want to talk about support. Not financial support, but emotional support. Over the years you would be shocked to know how many missionaries serving overseas feel as if their local body of believers has forgotten all about them. I have visited with missionaries whose church has changed pastors, and the new pastor never even knew they had a missionary, family, and/or couple on the field.

I don’t share any of that as a guilt trip. I don’t even remember birthdays of my friends that I’m around every week. But, because there are so many family and friends I am confident that my friends do ok, even if I forget… which reminds me I need to send a belated card to a family member. Yikes! Anyway, in a foreign country there aren’t usually a bunch of people to pick up the slack when we forget about our missionaries on the field.

So, I suppose today I just want to ask you a question. Does your church, your family, your work environment, have or know of some missionaries on the field of service overseas? Maybe, it is a friend’s child, an older couple’s kids and grandkids, etc. Would you intentionally take time to lift them up in prayer? Maybe find a way to send a note/email of encouragement. Facetime them or Skype with them. Somehow offer them a little emotional support that says, we know you are there, doing life and serving the LORD.

Speaking of offering support and encouragement, we are only 6 weeks out from leaving the country to head to Spain to do our conference for the missionary women in that part of the world. We are so excited we have missionaries coming to the conference from all parts of Europe to all the way from Tanzania, Africa. Wow! We still have 2 slots open as of today. Remember first come, first served then we go to a waiting list.

Also, keep those sponsorships coming in. We have 15 sponsored as of the blog writing today. We still lack $24,500 having them all sponsored. Donation button/information can be found directly to the right of this page. Give as He leads.

And most of all PRAY for all things Pure Joy International.

• The hotel, flights, luggage, passports
• The team, The missionaries
• The messages
• The Worship
• The fellowship
• The partnering churches that make gifts and pray and give.
• That those that recognize the importance of this ministry would tell others about it.
• Husbands and children of team members while gone, and husbands and children of missionary women while gone.
• Health: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual for all involved.
• Pray for those with the spiritual gift of giving to become aware of our needs for sponsorships.
• Pray for the fellowship that will take place among the missionary women that connections will be made that are encouraging to them.

Praying for you that God is doing things in your life the day you read this to remind you that He is God, He is Good and His Love Never Fails!

Love You!

His,
Vickie