Missionary Talks

I spoke with Don and Carolyn Carney about their recent furlough trip. They took 2 months to return to the US and visit 17 churches along with seeing some of their family members. This is how they have done their furloughs for the last several years. Our family is returning to the US in the next several weeks to take a year long furlough.

We discussed the different reasons why a missionary would take a longer or shorter time for furlough.

I had previously interviewed Don Carney for Missionary Talks. If you have not listened to that episode, you may want to hear that one as well.

This interview might possibly be the first introduction to many of the listeners to the phrase “a pig in a poke.” Where else can you get such high culture?

 

 Missionary Talks 54: Don and Carolyn Carney about Furlough [17:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On July 8 I will be interviewing a missionary couple who just returned to the field from a 2 month furlough. My family and I are about to leave the field for a year to take a furlough. I will be talking with this couple about why one would want to do shorter trips more often as opposed to a longer furlough.

If you have any questions, for the husband or wife, then please send me an email or leave a comment to this post.

In this episode I talked with Bob Patterson who recently took a mission trip to Uganda. This was a short term trip in which Bob helped with a medical team. Though Bob is not a long term missionary today, he grew up on the mission field in Mexico.

Because he sees missions from both sides, he really has a great perspective on what the average person in the church can do to help their missionaries. He knows how to connect the person on the field to the person in the pew.

His recent trip was with Operation Renewed Hope. This is a short term group that is based out of his church. At their website you can find out much more information about being a part of one of their future trips.

 

 Missionary Talks 53: Bob Patterson [21:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Chris Robertson and family are church planting missionaries in a small town in Mexico. Chris shares with me his burden to start churches by reaching people one on one. The Robertsons started their church almost 3 years ago and are already reaching out to other smaller cities who need a Bible preaching church.

To find out more about the Robertson family, visit their website.

 

 Missionary Talks 52: Chris Robertson [13:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is an interview I did while returning home from a medical mission trip. It is a discussion that I had with Larry and Phillip Allred along with Armando Yam. We were in a van going down the highway, so there is a bit of road noise, but not enough to be a real distraction.

In this episode we talk about the trip that we are returning home from. It was a trip put on by Global Health Outreach (GHO), the missionary arm of Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA). Larry, Phillip and I went to be interpreters for the group of doctors and dentists. Armando was part of the group who shared the Gospel with the people we were ministering to.

Armando mentions the testimony of a lady named Candi who accepted the Lord. She is the government representative who worked with us all week. She was convinced that she was good enough to earn her salvation. After we were all done and packed up on the final day of the trip Armando was privileged to lead her to the Lord.

At the CMDA/GHO site you can see a calendar of their upcoming trips along with what special needs they need to fill with each trip.

 

 Missionary Talks 51: Medical Mission Trip [20:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode I read two recent emails and encourage the listeners to spread the word about Missionary Talks. I also tell what I have planned in the next couple of episodes.

One project that I asked listeners to help me with is suggesting historical missionaries to write a biographical sketch about, like I did with David Livingstone and William Carey. This time I am asking listeners to give a suggestion as to who I should study. Those take quite a bit of time to research and write, but I look forward to reading who listeners want to know more about.

Please write me with suggestions or comments.

 

 Missionary Talks: Listener Feedback 05 [5:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Bob Taylor is the director of Go Forth Baptist Missions. I talked with Bro. Taylor specifically about different needs that he knows of on the foreign field. We also talked about how people with specialty training can be used on the field. He mentions that missions has always been, and will always be, about planting churches, but even if you are not called to be a pastor, there are many other areas you can be used on the field.

If you have questions about Go Forth specifically, or just about being a missionary, I feel confident that Bro. Taylor would love to point you the right direction. Go Forth is very selective about who they take on as missionary candidates, but Bro. Taylor sees much of his purpose in ministry with Go Forth is to talk with potential missionaries to help them prepare themselves for God’s service. Visit their website to get more information and don’t hesitate to call him if he can be a help to you. Their office number is 850-471-0990. All of their contact information is available at their site.

 

 Missionary Talks 50: Bob Taylor [16:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download