{"id":481,"date":"2013-12-20T14:37:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/?p=481"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:18:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:18:04","slug":"481","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/481\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned by a Veteran Missionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80827131\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Lessons Learned\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think it is interesting that this veteran missionary of over 40 years says that one of the most important lessons he learned as a missionary is the value of teamwork.\u00a0 If you think about it, as a missionary Saul\/Paul always had a team with him.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/faithlafayette.org\/missions\">Faith Global Mission<\/a>\u00a0I&#8217;m thankful to be part of a team.\u00a0\u00a0Our team of pastors and professional staff at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/faithlafayette.org\" target=\"_blank\">Faith Ministries<\/a>\u00a0provides\u00a0wise, knowledgeable and\u00a0godly insight and accountability\u00a0to one another both personally and in ministry.\u00a0\u00a0We\u00a0believe in teamwork on the mission field, too.\u00a0\u00a0We think the team concept is so important, that\u00a0we want our missionaries to work in teams rather than as individuals.\u00a0 It is a great benefit to have someone close at hand to hold you accountable, to encourage you when\u00a0you are discouraged, to share in the joys and the heartaches of life\u00a0ministry.<\/p>\n<p>My prayer today is, <em>God, please help me be a good team player.\u00a0 Help me to\u00a0be\u00a0blessing to those in leadership over me,\u00a0a joy to those\u00a0I am working beside and an encouragement to those I am leading.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it is interesting that this veteran missionary of over 40 years says that one of the most important lessons he learned as a missionary is the value of teamwork.\u00a0 If you think about it, as a missionary Saul\/Paul always had a team with him. 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