June 8, 2006 (Rochester, NY) - Humor columnist and freelance writer Joanne Brokaw is quick to admit that when it comes to mission trips, for most of her Christian life she’s been a chicken. The thought of airplanes, bugs and manual labor - not to mention the fear of having to share her testimony with strangers - caused her anxiety bordering on panic attacks.
Then she took a short term mission trip to Mexico and realized that everything she thought she knew about missions was completely wrong. In fact, she came to the startling conclusion that she might actually be a missionary.
If you’re a Christian who is afraid to utter the words “mission trip” out loud for fear God might send you to Africa; if you think that that 10/40 Window is a new type of insulated glass; if you’re into following God but “just not into missions”, then join Joanne Brokaw for the launch of the Missions for Chickens column at Christian Activities. Together we’ll explore ways that you can be involved in God’s global work - often without even leaving home.
Got a missions-related question for Joanne? Send it to missions@joannebrokaw.com. If she can’t answer it, she’ll find a real life, honest-to-goodness expert who can.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
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I once had a conversation with my daughter where her contribution consisted almost entirely of the phrase, "What's that?" I don't know whether I should feel honored, because she thinks I'm so powerful that I have mind reading skills, or frightened, because she's found new way to systematically drive me insane.
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