Missionary

August 29, 2014 Want to see what a depressed missionary looks like? That’s a picture of me, in April 2003 when I was suffering from major depression with a little side of psychosis every now and again. A depressed missionary looks a lot like an un-depressed missionary. I think depressed missionaries are like depressed regular people: we’re all really good at keeping the pain hidden away. We’re not sure if it’s safe to tell the truth about how we really feel. Yesterday, a friend of mine asked me how long it took me to write As Soon As I Fell. […]

MISSIONARY KID LIFE Four brothers share what it’s like growing up as missionary kids out in the jungle, from building a house to making friends with tribal people. Share – subscribe on you tube GET THE REALITY SERIES ON DVD SHOP NOW As missionary kids in the jungle of Southeast Asia, our lives may seem very different to others. But to us, hunting and exploring in the jungle, eating jungle foods, and speaking a tribal language is normal. It’s all part of growing up Wild! We get asked a lot of questions about our lives as missionary kids in the […]

We have just heard from APBM Missionary Andy Sharpeta on Viesques Island, Puerto Rico.  He was able to borrow the Mayor’s satellite phone to make the call, the only one on the island.  Andy, his wife and four children are all safe.  Anything built of wood on the island is pretty much gone.  They have enough food and water for the time being; most folks do not.  Andy has been given a line of credit to get food for distribution to people who are without.  He has a small generator that helps for some things, but I imagine that gasoline will be […]

MAF CONTINUES TO SERVE IN HAITI AMIDST PROLONGED UPHEAVAL By Natalie Holsten Just over a week after a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked southwestern Haiti, MAF pilot Eric Fagerland landed in the town of Jérémie with a load of relief supplies. As Eric prepared to unload the plane, Mark Stockeland of Haiti Bible Mission grabbed him by the shoulder and pointed to a group of injured people waiting nearby. Mark, a frequent user and close friend of MAF, was coordinating relief efforts in the area. “They’ve been lying there for hours,” said Mark. “They just don’t have a way to […]

In this image released by the New Zealand Defense Force on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, people stand on a rooftop of a home waiting to be winched to safety by helicopter in the Esk Valley, near Napier, New Zealand. The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s north in what officials described as the nation’s most severe weather event in years. (New Zealand Defense Force via AP)   BY JOSH ELLIS KSLTV.com UPDATE: An Ogden missionary is safe, after being out of contact following a cyclone in New Zealand his mother told KSL […]

Monday was a long day hiking the jungles and riding the rivers for missionaries Scott Flaugher and Jareb McClain. As Scott and Jareb made their way down the fourth river of the day, the sun slowly disappeared. They pulled out their satellite phone to let Natasha, Scott’s wife, know how the trip was going. After getting off the river, they still had a two-hour night hike before they could rest. So far, the trip is going well. Scott and Jareb are hiking through the heart of Elseng territory. They are learning more about the Elseng people to help them decide where […]