Self Care: Finding the Means for Ministry Endurance

I received the emergency phone call well after the sun had gone down. As a missionary in northern Thailand, I had already worked hard that day and felt quite tired. It was one of our new Christian sisters who cried out in a panicked voice, “My brother is possessed by demons who are telling him to kill himself! Please help us, we don’t know what to do!”

Missionary Care ArchivesGuest UserMarch 10, 2021care, missionary work, self-care, burn out, team burnout, self burnout, endurance, worshipComment

Resiliency and Self-Care

More often than not, ‘missions’ makes no sense. We arrive on our designated field, full of ideas and visions, ready to serve and care for a particular city or village or community. But then we are rendered temporarily useless by waves of culture shock.

Missionary Care ArchivesGuest UserNovember 2, 2020resilience, self-care, feelings, stress, missionary stress, mental health, emotional health, resilientComment