1. THEY DON\u2019T HAVE THE TIME OR ENERGY TO WRITE\u2026<\/span>BUT THEY DO IT FOR YOU.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nHave you read my latest newsletter?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nNewsletters, blog posts, website updates \u2013 all the \u201cexperts\u201d tell me that I need to be sending you fresh content on a regular basis so you won\u2019t forget about me. But here\u2019s the thing\u2026<\/span>writing is\u00a0hard<\/em>, especially for those who aren\u2019t natural writers. You know what else is hard? HTML, CSS, PHP, and a bunch of other tech-geek stuff that you have to learn about just to make a decent-looking website or email. I really want to tell you what\u2019s going on, but it\u2019s hard to turn\u00a0out gripping<\/span>narratives while I have a sick child asleep in my lap. And if I have to look up how to code a \u201cmailto\u201d link one more time, I\u2019m going to scream!<\/span><\/p>\n2. FACEBOOK \u201cLIKES\u201d DON\u2019T PAY THE BILLS.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThank you so much for the encouragement!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"worst-days\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"teams\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"going-home\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"church\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-300x168.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.adammosley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nHave you read my latest newsletter?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nNewsletters, blog posts, website updates \u2013 all the \u201cexperts\u201d tell me that I need to be sending you fresh content on a regular basis so you won\u2019t forget about me. But here\u2019s the thing\u2026<\/span>writing is\u00a0hard<\/em>, especially for those who aren\u2019t natural writers. You know what else is hard? HTML, CSS, PHP, and a bunch of other tech-geek stuff that you have to learn about just to make a decent-looking website or email. I really want to tell you what\u2019s going on, but it\u2019s hard to turn\u00a0out gripping<\/span>narratives while I have a sick child asleep in my lap. And if I have to look up how to code a \u201cmailto\u201d link one more time, I\u2019m going to scream!<\/span><\/p>\n2. FACEBOOK \u201cLIKES\u201d DON\u2019T PAY THE BILLS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThank you so much for the encouragement!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nNewsletters, blog posts, website updates \u2013 all the \u201cexperts\u201d tell me that I need to be sending you fresh content on a regular basis so you won\u2019t forget about me. But here\u2019s the thing\u2026<\/span>writing is\u00a0hard<\/em>, especially for those who aren\u2019t natural writers. You know what else is hard? HTML, CSS, PHP, and a bunch of other tech-geek stuff that you have to learn about just to make a decent-looking website or email. I really want to tell you what\u2019s going on, but it\u2019s hard to turn\u00a0out gripping<\/span>narratives while I have a sick child asleep in my lap. And if I have to look up how to code a \u201cmailto\u201d link one more time, I\u2019m going to scream!<\/span><\/p>\n2. FACEBOOK \u201cLIKES\u201d DON\u2019T PAY THE BILLS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThank you so much for the encouragement!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
2. FACEBOOK \u201cLIKES\u201d DON\u2019T PAY THE BILLS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThank you so much for the encouragement!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThank you so much for the encouragement!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m glad that you liked my Facebook status. I really am. The thing is, when I say we need $1,200 by the end of the week to pay the school fees for orphaned children, I\u2019m talking about actual dollars and actual need. Contrary to the rumors, Bill Gates doesn\u2019t donate a dollar for every Like. That part is up to you. So, the next time you Like my status, consider sending a few bucks my way too.<\/span><\/p>\n3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
3. THEY ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m trusting God to provide, and I\u2019m so thankful for our donors.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLest you think #2 sounded a little whiny and money-hungry, you should know that I truly\u00a0despise<\/em>\u00a0asking for money. I always have. And now I have to ask for it almost\u00a0all the time<\/em>. Even when I\u2019m not asking for it, I\u2019m\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about asking for it. There are never enough funds to do all the good I\u2019m trying to do, and I live with a nagging feeling that the one person I\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0ask is the one who would have written the big check. So, when I ask for money, know that I do so with fear and trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
4.\u00a0YOU\u2019LL NEVER HEAR\u00a0ABOUT THEIR WORST DAYS.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease pray for me. It has been a challenging week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nThings are pretty bad here. If I told you what\u2019s really going on, you would either come rescue me, or think I was exaggerating. If you heard some of the things I\u2019ve said out loud, you might question my salvation. If you knew some of the thoughts I\u2019ve had rattling around in my head, you might question\u00a0mysanity<\/em><\/span>. Sometimes good days are hard to come by, but I don\u2019t dare tell you the worst. If I did, you would probably tell me to throw in the towel.<\/span><\/p>\n5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
5. THEY NEED A VACATION\u2026<\/span>BUT WON\u2019T TELL YOU IF THEY TAKE ONE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI just need a time of refreshing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nAfter 2 or 3 years of hard work, most people feel like they deserve a little break. Take the family to the beach. Visit a theme park, a national park, or Park City. I would\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0a vacation, but honestly, I feel guilty \u201cpampering\u201d myself, rather than putting all my time and resources into the ministry. On top of that, I know some people will judge me if my vacation is \u201ctoo nice.\u201d If I scrape and save pennies for 5\u00a0years so<\/span>\u00a0I can spend a week on an exotic island, you\u2019ll never hear about it, because I can\u2019t handle the snarky, \u201cIt must be nice\u201d comments (the ones you\u2019ll say to my face), or, \u201cMy donations paid for your vacation\u201d (which you\u2019ll think, but not say out\u00a0lout<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 at least not to me). So, I keep some great stuff to myself for fear of being judged.<\/span><\/p>\n6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
6. HOSTING TEAMS IS A NIGHTMARE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m so excited about your team coming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nBless your heart. You think you\u2019re doing me a favor. Thirty people show up at my door and expect me to provide transportation, food, lodging, sight-seeing, and a list of service projects a mile long. You\u2019re here to \u201chelp.\u201d The thing is, the other 51 weeks out of the year, we manage to do what needs to be done here just fine. That is, except for the time we spend working on the logistics for your team. You come over and want to help build a fence, when I can hire local workers to build a fence for a tiny fraction of what you spent to come here. I appreciate your desire to help, and I even love having visitors, but consider the size and expectations of your group before you plan your trip. A team of 3 or 4 highly skilled people is much more valuable to our ministry than a gaggle of mission tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
7. \u201cGOING HOME\u201d IS A LOT OF WORK.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nIt\u2019s great to be back home.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nPlease understand, I now have two homes. When I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0at one, I\u2019m away from the other, and there is a lot of emotion involved in that. On top of that, my life is absolutely\u00a0crazy<\/em>\u00a0when I go \u201chome.\u201d I have to see relatives and friends, visit with partner churches, and take care of any number of issues that have arisen with my health, my electronic devices, and my government paperwork. Whether it\u2019s a few weeks or a few months, I spend my time living out of suitcases and hustling from one appointment to the next. Is it good to be home? Sure. But when I get on that plane to go to my\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0home, I breathe a sigh of relief that life is almost back to \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
8. IT\u2019S EASY FOR GOD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THEIR LIFE.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nI\u2019m not very good at self-care.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWHAT THEY WANT TO SAY<\/span><\/h6>\nLet\u2019s face it, I\u2019m no saint. I\u2019m not any more spiritual than you are. I don\u2019t start my day with three hours of devotional reading and prayer. I typically just get up and get to work. And there is a\u00a0lot<\/em>\u00a0of work to be done. In fact, there is so much need here that it\u2019s really easy to become so focused on doing\u00a0things for God<\/em>\u00a0that I lose sight of\u00a0God himself<\/em>. In pursuing my calling, I\u2019ve somehow forgotten<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0caller<\/em>. My spiritual life is almost nonexistent, other than the occasional desperate cry of \u201cWhy God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n9. IT\u2019S HARD TO TRUST PEOPLE.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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