{"id":5465,"date":"2015-05-23T10:47:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T07:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2015-07-15T23:51:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T20:51:41","slug":"56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters\/","title":{"rendered":"#56 How Honest Are Missionary Newsletters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how honest missionary newsletters really are?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\">Now Is the Time<\/a>&#8221; I give you three reasons why missionary newsletters don&#8217;t always reflect reality, I also talk about a new ministry opportunity we have with disabled refugees from Eastern, Ukraine.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_56.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_56.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5465-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_56.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_56.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 26:51 &#8212; 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Pressure to show supporters that your ministry is successful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Choice of content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Lack of transparency about your own mistakes.<\/p>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGRyEnvcIqYi1pGQRBNqbww?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube channel<\/a>\u00a0Recently I&#8217;ve posted a number of vlogs (video blogs).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/nine-confessions-of-a-struggling-preacher\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 Confessions of a Struggling Preacher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\">Ask me a question<\/a> anytime of day here.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/now-is-the-time\/id658436314?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10l9ET\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/now-is-the-time\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0make getting this podcast on your mobile device super easy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ministry to Disabled Refugees from Eastern Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>This past Sunday Christina went with a group from our church to do outreach with disabled refugees from Eastern Ukraine who are living in a facility just a couple of miles from us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters\/img_0872\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431285717&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0872\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5468\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0872\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0872-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the same group that we invited to our <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/easter-outreach-in-odessa-ukraine\/\">Easter outreach last month.<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters\/img_0876\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431287256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0876\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5469\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0876\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0876-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our church team was able to conduct and outdoor service with music and preaching. Christina also took time to get to know the people better. We also brought along some basic needs like toiletries.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters\/img_0871\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431285620&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0871\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5470\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0871\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0871-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a result of this outreach there is a group of about 10 people who have asked us to come back weekly\u00a0and to study the Bible with them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please pray for our church as we plan how to best minister to these people.<\/li>\n<li>Pray also for these refugees, pray that God would provide for their needs.<\/li>\n<li>Pray that they would clearly hear the Gospel and respond in faith.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/support\/\">Learn how you can donate<\/a> towards the ministry.<\/h3>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_56.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_56.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5465-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_56.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_56.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 26:51 &#8212; 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