Missionary Talks

I spoke with Justin Long about the information he provides to readers about missionary news and trends. He has a resource of links and information as well as commentary that is useful for missionaries and those who pray for mission works around the world. You can go to his site to find out how to access the resources. You can also find Justin’s information on Facebook.

Justin also mentioned specific resources where he gets some of his missions news (not all would be considered conservative religious news).

• Doug Nichols
• Tall Skinny Kiwi
• Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
• World Vision
• Assist News
• Compassion International
• Ed Stetzer
• Baptist Press
• Mission Network News
• Google Reader
• Common Craft’s excellent video: RSS in Plain English

If you have questions for Justin you can write to me or leave a comment. You can also go to Justin’s site and get his contact information. I would like to have Justin back for future Chats episodes. Your questions will help direct the topic of our conversation.

 

 Missionary Chats 05: News from JustinLong.org [22:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I first talked with Brad in February 2008. He talked about the computer projects that he would be working on for MAF in their Learning Technologies department. But all of that was tentative since he wasn’t actively working with MAF at the time. If you have not heard the original interview, then you may want to go back and listen to that one.

Now that Brad has been working with MAF for almost 2 years it was good to find out what has taken place with those projects and to see what he is currently working on. Brad is a computer programmer who has been called to missions and is using the skills that God has allowed him to learn in the ministry.

In the interview Brad encourages the listeners to find out what God has gifted them with and seek to serve the Lord in however they are called to serve.

The websites Brad mentioned were:

• Mission Aviation Fellowship
• Mission Aviation Fellowship Learning Technologies
• Brad’s information at MAF
• Brad’s blog where you can find his recent prayer letters

 

 Missionary Talks 76: Brad Rhoads [16:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I was introduced to Missionary Jeff Bush just a few weeks before we arrived in Argentina. Bro. Jeff has been used by the Lord to start a church that has already started another church and is looking to begin two more in the coming year.

Enjoy the conversation as Bro. Bush talks about how the Lord led him to the field and some of the details of his preparation for the ministry he is doing today. He also shares information about language school that many missionaries will need to attend as they prepare for ministry on a foreign field.

If you are considering missionary work, or just want to know more about life as a missionary, be sure to visit Bro. Jeff’s website. Along with having his prayer letters and ministry information, he has good resources to help a missionary on deputation and to avoid some common mistakes of the ministry.

He also has a website for his ministry in Argentina that is written in Spanish.

 

 Missionary Talks 75: Jeff Bush [17:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a continuation of the Missionary Chats 03: Culture Shock (Part 1) interview with LaMoin Cunningham. Please take time to listen to that episode to get a background of where this conversation came from.

LaMoin and I ended the last episode talking about what friends back home could do to help the missionary as he deals with culture shock, or culture fatigue. This episode continues with other ideas of what friends can do by suggesting certain types of things they can send and how to send them.

Show Links:

• Life With LaMoin
• 10 Great Mission Trip Ideas
• Journey to Everest
• Missionary Talks 43: Brad Rhoads

 

 Missionary Chats 04: Culture Shock (Part 2) [16:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I talked with LaMoin Cunningham about culture shock. In this first part of the conversation we define how culture shock can effect a missionary and how friends back home can communicate with missionaries to help them through their time of culture shock, or culture fatigue.

I interviewed LaMoin and her husband in a previous episode of Missionary Talks.

The reason I wanted to talk with LaMoin about this is she gave a lecture to missionaries last year that I was privileged to hear. In it she talked about many of the same things we cover in this conversation. Her focus then was on the missionary and what he could do to help overcome culture shock. In this conversation we tried to focus on the friends back home and explain to them how they can be a help to the missionary on the field.

You can get more information about LaMoin at her website.

Please be back next week for the conclusion of the interview.

 

 Missionary Chats 03: Culture Shock (Part 1) [22:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It was a joy to sit and talk with Bill and LaMoin Cunningham about their adventures as missionaries. While they have had many changes through their long missionary career, it is obvious in talking with them that they have trusted the Lord each step of the way as He has led them through their journey in missions.

They share good advice for both new and veteran missionaries. In doing so they help the person in the pew who is praying for missionaries have an insight into some of the struggles and joys of working for the Lord in missions.

LaMoin has written a wonderful book that will help the reader understand that missionaries are normal people. While the outside struggles may be different on the field from what it is back home, the internal struggle, and fleshly battles are the same no matter what country you are in. You can check out the book as well as sign up for her monthly newsletter at their website.

 

 Missionary Talks 74: Bill and LaMoin Cunningham [15:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode I chat with Missionary Philip Rogers who has spent most of his life in Chile. He was not in Chile when the earthquake hit last week, but has contacted many of his friends and co-workers to find out what relief efforts are taking place around the church members.

Here are some missionaries that Phil and I know who are doing relief work in the effected areas. Feel free to contact them and see how you can help. Let me encourage you to contact any missionary that your church supports in Chile and see what more you can do to help those you are already supporting.

• Missionary Jason Holt
• Missionary Dave Disney

News and information in Chile:

• emol.com [Spanish]
• The Santiago Times [English]

To send money through Missionary Phil Rogers to help the local pastors with rebuilding and relief, you can send a check to Liberty Baptist Church at the following address and write “Chile Earthquake” in the memo field.

Liberty Baptist Church
485 Old Hwy 84 Rd.
Waynesboro, MS 39367

The purpose of this Missionary Chats episode is to help you see that you can be a real help in times of crisis. Even though the news may no longer be obsessing over the crisis in a far off land, remember that the missionaries are still there giving help and comfort as they share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

 Missionary Chats 02: Earthquate Relief in Chile [14:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download