How Getting Fit Prepared Me for Missions
Read a TEAM missionary's top three spiritual secrets for maintaining physical fitness for off — and on — the mission field.
On my first visit to a southern African country, I started praying that God would send a missionary there. But I knew it couldn’t be me. For starters, I was in terrible physical shape. I was more than 110 pounds overweight and took several medications to mitigate the effects of my obesity. I joked that my blood type was butter! But I also fell far short in education, church leadership, financial readiness and spiritual discipline. How could I go with so little to give? Physical fitness seemed like the least of my worries. It turns out, however, that exercising self-control (a…
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So encouraging! You will inspire many with your points. Thanks for sharing. www.inspiredbyhiswords.co.uk