Two Heavy Words: Reflections of a First-Year Missionary - Softcover

Weissenberger, M. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1625644337 ISBN 13: 9781625644336

Publisher: Resource Publications, 2014

Synopsis

The first year for any missionary is filled with adventure and trials. Assimilating to a new culture requires more than any book can offer. This is the story of a young woman who stepped out of her college years directly into the mission field. She was vastly unprepared in language, experience, and spiritual discipline, but she encountered the Lord in a way she never could while growing up in America. The transition from an American college campus to the sandy streets of a developing country was not easy physically or emotionally. The excitement of adventure soon waned in the face of homesickness and culture shock. Through it all, she found that the practices she had been taught for years in church and student ministry were vital for survival and that there is no hope, no strength, and no joy that can sustain you outside of what is found in Christ.

About this title

About the Author

M. J. Weissenberger is a missionary and secondary English teacher. She and her husband are associate missionaries with South America Mission in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Weissenberger blogs and writes frequently on her personal experiences in missions, Christian faith, and ministry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1625644337
• ISBN 13: 9781625644336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62