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Ways to Love Your Missionaries
- Communicate through letters
- Share your thoughts and feelings
- Express interest in the concerns of their hearts
- Ask questions about their lives there and respond to what they have
said in previous letters
- Share how God is leading you to pray for them
- Ask for their specific and personal prayer requests and updates on things about
which you previously prayed
- Share a particularly meaningful sermon you just heard, church news
or news about a mutual friend
- Have your kids write to the children in your missionary family
- Telephone
- Faxes
- Photos
- Video tapes
- Audio tapes (letters)
- Care packages
- Label properly
- Determine shipping and duty costs
- New books, music tapes, Bible study tapes, sections of local newspaper,
things they cannot buy in the country they serve in, things you know
will survive the journey
- Personal visits
Action Steps
- Write and mail today!
- Ask the missionary what his wants and needs are
- Find out birthdays, anniversaries and types of books or music they enjoy
- Actively share what you are doing and look for others who might get involved
Every missionary needs many people who serve as senders, offering spiritual, financial and emotional
support. They are constantly aware of this need and are grateful for all the support they receive
from back home. Don't forget to ask for specific requests, pray for them and let them know
you are praying for them.
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