The interview
My friend,
Twice in the last year I have been asked a critical question: what customs, lifestyles, and things am I willing to change in order to serve where God sends me.? Continue reading “Letter 07 – The Interviews”
Letter 05 – The Application
Shawna (fictitious friend),
Life has been busy here. Perry decided to quit his extra job so he could focus on school and so we could have more time together. I really appreciated that. I am enjoying being involved in ministry with him. The first year was all about learning to work with children. We have over 100 kids every Wednesday night. Continue reading “Letter 05 – The Application”
Letter 04 – The Wedding
The Wedding
Shortly after the proposal
Nancy: Perry I have a question for you. What are we going to do for the wedding? Ours will be the third wedding in my family this year and my parents will not be able to provide any help for me.You are going to school and my job pays very little. Where will we get the money for our wedding? And where we will we have the ceremony? The church I attend is a basement and your is huge and well, I don’t want to be married in either of them. Continue reading “Letter 04 – The Wedding”
letter 03 – The Proposal
Dear Journal
The day has arrived. Nancy gets to meet my parents. She will love my mom because they are so much alike. They love on people and their smiles light up whole rooms. Nancy is like a dream come true. She is like my mom in so many ways. They both play the piano and are both farmer’s daughters; but Nancy is so much more. It is hard to explain, but she has qualities I am only beginning to understand. Continue reading “letter 03 – The Proposal”
How the letters are being written
The format for these letters will vary. Sometimes it will be just one of us speaking and sometimes the letters will be a combination of thoughts and comments, or rather, a joint letter home so to speak. At the end of each letter there will be a comment or a question to allow all interested to comment and share questions, thoughts, or other insights. The goal is to learn together so we can encourage each other in the journey of carrying the gospel and love of God to the ends of the earth.
Please keep in mind that these letters and conversations are in a sense fictitious, they don’t actually exist. Yet at the same time contain real history. Continue reading “How the letters are being written”