Missionary M:
OMS:
How do you fellowship?
For a while, we were able to meet with an international fellowship group, but when we grew too large,
the government stopped us. So now, we meet in smaller groups. It can be tough. That’s why sometimes
I get frustrated to hear about people in North America not being committed to the church. But God told
me to stop complaining and just serve. He said, “Don’t worry, I’ll feed you.”
OMS:
Tell us about the
experience of living
through a major
earthquake.
Missionary M:
With our medical training, my husband and
I were both part of the initial rescue team.
It was hard because in those first days, we
smelled and saw a lot of death. More than
70,000 people died. We felt guilty seeing local friends who lost loved ones when our family
was safe.
Even harder days came later when the water
was off for an extended period of time and
the reality of a dam breaking in our city was
real. People started to panic, and things
got quite tense in the city. We wondered,
“When is it time to serve, and when is
it time to get the family in the van and
save them?” We lived with that tension
for a week ... then they secured the dam
and things settled down again. But the
emotional aftermath of all that death and
destruction took time to get over.
After all you’ve been through,
no one would blame you if you
decided to return home and stay.
Why don’t you?
OMS:
God gave us a heart for missions and the people of this country. Though it is challenging
at times, we