{"id":465,"date":"2013-12-10T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/?p=465"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:18:05","slug":"why-should-i-consider-being-a-missionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/why-should-i-consider-being-a-missionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should I Consider Being a Missionary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80827042\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Why be a missionary?\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMarc Blackwell has served as a missionary since 1973, so he speaks from experience.\u00a0 He and his wife, Judie still serve as missionaries in the Republic of South Africa.\u00a0 When I asked him why anyone should consider being a missionary in today&#8217;s world, he told me, &#8220;Because it is a life that is lived for others rather than a life lived for self.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As we consider this topic,\u00a0I think we need to know what\u00a0is a missionary ?\u00a0 A missionary is a Christian who is committed to ministering across geographic, cultural or linguistic boundaries &#8230; someone who ministers to people who are different than himself\/herself.\u00a0 Many ministries are about serving others, but few require one to give up geographic closeness to family and friends or to give leave the culture, society and traditions with which we grew up.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus left the comfort of his position in heaven, the intimate closeness of his Heavenly Father, the worship of the angels and so much more in order to live a life of sinlessness in the form of a man.\u00a0 He did this for his Father and for us &#8230; <em><strong>for others!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Shouldn&#8217;t you and I at least consider the possibility of serving God as a missionary?<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information on serving as a missionary,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/about\/contact_us\">contact us<\/a> today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Blackwell has served as a missionary since 1973, so he speaks from experience.\u00a0 He and his wife, Judie still serve as missionaries in the Republic of South Africa.\u00a0 When I asked him why anyone should consider being a missionary in today&#8217;s world, he told me, &#8220;Because it is a life that is lived for&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/why-should-i-consider-being-a-missionary\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[13262],"tags":[8656,8661],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Should I Consider Being a Missionary? 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