{"id":3001,"date":"2013-09-05T18:54:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T15:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2018-01-11T06:17:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T04:17:51","slug":"7-ways-to-fail-as-a-missionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/7-ways-to-fail-as-a-missionary\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missionaries are not superheroes. If you’re a missionary hopefully you know that by now!<\/p>\n

I’ve failed more than once as a missionary and that’s why I want to share with you some common ways that missionaries can fail.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s helpful to look at our mistakes so that we can learn from them and make the changes necessary to\u00a0facilitate growth in our lives.<\/p>\n

Here are seven ways you can fail as a missionary!<\/p>\n

1. Fail to learn the language<\/h4>\n

When a missionary is new to the field there can often be a sense of urgency, a rush to jump into ministry and get things done!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately that rush often leads to over reliance on translators. If you do not stop at some point to seriously study the language you will be very unlikely to ever make enough progress to work completely on your own.<\/p>\n

Time dedicated early on to language learning will pay off big in the end.<\/p>\n

2. Fail to engage the culture<\/h4>\n

The differences of a new culture can scare you, however, missionaries who “cubby hole” and don’t get out and engage with society \u00a0are setting themselves up for failure.<\/p>\n

It’s ok to have some things that remind you of your home country in your house \u00a0but it’s not ok to insulate yourself from your new culture.<\/p>\n

You can insulate yourself by:<\/p>\n