tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post5580731592907393523..comments2024-03-08T06:45:22.099-03:00Comments on The Jungle Hut: Being a Missionary is not my Real Job!Rita Locahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961929692808138092noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-130139629488675192011-09-22T04:13:10.905-03:002011-09-22T04:13:10.905-03:00Thanks so much for posting this. My husband and I...Thanks so much for posting this. My husband and I are new missionaries in South East Asia, we are coming up on one year in November. We have 2 children, 5 and 3, and life is sure busy! I really appreciated what you said about feeling the pressure to preform more than we are capable of. This was a real blessing to me and I will pass it on to my other young missionary mammas here!Laura Scherernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-84881229556584033642011-09-22T04:10:14.976-03:002011-09-22T04:10:14.976-03:00Thanks so much for this post. My husband and I ar...Thanks so much for this post. My husband and I are new missionaries in South East Asia, we will have been here one year in November. We have 2 children, 5 and 3, and life sure is busy! I have many times struggled with the feeling that what I am doing is just not enough, so I really appreciated your advise. This was a real blessing for me to read, and I will forward it on to the other young missionary mammas here.Tribal Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003031791080827922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-50591763564389765412011-03-15T11:38:43.159-03:002011-03-15T11:38:43.159-03:00You are so helpful. And inspiring. And fun. And br...You are so helpful. And inspiring. And fun. And brave. God help us all to be the kind of wives he wants us to be and find joy in that job every day! Love from Estonia.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317422677796973998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-86493752758431425972011-03-15T11:01:56.467-03:002011-03-15T11:01:56.467-03:00so true. thank you for posting. though we dont all...so true. thank you for posting. though we dont all face most of the inconveniences or dangers of a foreign field, being the wife of a man in full-time ministry anywhere poses similar dilemmas {thinking we need to do more than is possible or putting 'ministry' before our family}.taschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129950761805360141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-1076242215695263042011-03-14T01:36:01.967-03:002011-03-14T01:36:01.967-03:00Its so true what you say, but the other side is th...Its so true what you say, but the other side is that in many countries, we can afford to pay household help which frees us up a little more to participate in the ministry. Our homes should always be our first priority, and it was mine when I was on the field. But I enjoyed the freedom that came with reliable household help. <br /><br />You obviously chose the right path, the proof is in the four wonderful children that you have. Keep preachin' it Rita!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-74271538496014187372011-03-14T01:14:44.740-03:002011-03-14T01:14:44.740-03:00Thanks! I've been thinking about this lots an...Thanks! I've been thinking about this lots and finding myself blogging some lately about trying to keep priorities straight here! Life in language school with four little ones 6 and under is BUSY! And yet, daily I fight the guilt of not "ministering" outside of school and home like many people are able to. On the tired and discouraged days,I feel guilty. On the days when I feel like I am exactly where God wants me to be, I wouldn't trade the time I spend homeschooling and raising my kids for the world. Holding on to the joy can be the hard part sometimes amidst all the day can demand from us! Thanks for the reminder yet again that we can only do what we can do, and that raising our family is definitely one of the BIG to-dos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-30055769482220004602011-03-12T03:00:04.505-03:002011-03-12T03:00:04.505-03:00Thanks, I think I might print this out and hang it...Thanks, I think I might print this out and hang it on the wall so that on the hard days, I'll remember that I'm not alone :-) Praise the Lord that He is gives us the grace to accomplish what He has called us to do!Heather Wheelocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-52935678526255060902011-03-11T21:01:25.068-03:002011-03-11T21:01:25.068-03:00Thanks Rita! I need to remember this when I'm...Thanks Rita! I need to remember this when I'm asked..."So what do you do in Ukraine?" I just need to remember that it is GREAT to be "just" a missionary wife and mom, and it is OKAY to say it! Thanks for the encouragement!! :-)~Karen_https://www.blogger.com/profile/06141278589206458687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-49014662682024685992011-03-11T14:15:37.109-03:002011-03-11T14:15:37.109-03:00I admire you. I am completely reliant on my moder...I admire you. I am completely reliant on my modern conveniences. When they break I am so sad. <br />I suppose you get used to life without those things. When I was in Bolivia, I didn't really think about it or mind, but I didn't have a family to care for at the time. <br />Washing clothes by hand for one person is a whole lot different that six. <br /><br />Keep up the good work. God sees how much you do. Sharing this has been an encouragement to me to be thankful for what I have.ExploreColoradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959963840576012067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-47275632109562770202011-03-11T11:30:06.287-03:002011-03-11T11:30:06.287-03:00Such wonderful insight and advice, Rita. I've...Such wonderful insight and advice, Rita. I've seen people disillusioned because they realized that certain missionaries they knew were "just" people like them that had faults and weaknessness and blind spots. They weren't "super" holy. They were just ordinary people trying to serve an EXTRA ordinary God. For me, that is an ENcouragement! We are all called to glorify Him and minister in His Name wherever He leads us - no matter how inadequate we may feel.<br /><br />Thanks for being an example to us all!groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.com