How to Avoid Burnout and Thrive on the Mission Field
What happens when missions becomes miserable? A former missionary shares her best tips on how to avoid burnout and thrive on the mission field.
I had been on the mission field for 10 months. I was holed up in one of the few less-than-desirable guest houses in a remote East Asian mountain town. I was relentlessly vomiting from food poisoning, and there was only one public outhouse for all of the guests’ bathroom needs. There was no running water. And I could hear the rats scurrying in the walls. I was miserable. I remembered the romantic visions that filled my head as I prepared to go to the mission field. The excitement that bubbled out of me at the mention of this faraway place…
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Hi Deb This was insightful especially when you prepare for a mission trip, and thanks for sharing your awesome experience…