What would be your feelings and thoughts if your daughter was leaving Sunday to spend a year as a missionary in Israel? Probably the way my wife and I feel -- proud and excited. but sad because we will not see her for a year, and apprehensive because Israel is part of the troubled Mideast.
Jessica, our daughter, was 25 in June. She graduated from Duke Seminary and was commissioned a minister of the United Methodist Church. She will draw no pay but she raised funds from relatives, friends and church members to finance her mission.
She announced during a sermon two years ago that she felt God was calling her to this mission. She recognized that many obstacles would be faced but was positive God would help her overcome them.
Now, we have climbed every step with her and will say a prayer as she boards the plane Sunday afternoon.
Jessica, our daughter, was 25 in June. She graduated from Duke Seminary and was commissioned a minister of the United Methodist Church. She will draw no pay but she raised funds from relatives, friends and church members to finance her mission.
She announced during a sermon two years ago that she felt God was calling her to this mission. She recognized that many obstacles would be faced but was positive God would help her overcome them.
Now, we have climbed every step with her and will say a prayer as she boards the plane Sunday afternoon.
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