Sentences with phrase «as a missionary couple»

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The Christian Century for December 22, 1976, carried a discerning article by Mark Juergensmeyer on «The Fading of an Era,» in which he vividly described the departure of the «last evangelistic missionary couple» from the Punjab state of north India and saw that departure as signifying the end of the «great missionary era of the...

Older couples may also be missionaries, acting as guides and mentors for their younger compatriots.

We stayed with her family, as she was originally from that part of Ireland but had been living in the US for a couple of years after marrying an American whom she met while working as a missionary in Bangladesh.

As y ’ all know, John and I both have a huge heart for Africa and, more specifically, Kenya — as we have both served as missionaries there over the last couple yearAs y ’ all know, John and I both have a huge heart for Africa and, more specifically, Kenya — as we have both served as missionaries there over the last couple yearas we have both served as missionaries there over the last couple yearas missionaries there over the last couple years.

Escaping to Bombay he begins a double life as Robert, dutiful foster child to a Scottish missionary couple and as Pretty Bobby, errand boy and sometime pimp to the tawdry women of the city's most notorious district.

I was captivated by the love of the missionary couple for each other, by their unrelenting belief and faith in what they were doing, and by their interest and selfless compassion for the people they came to know and love in China - a country they quickly took on as their own.

I work with individuals, couples, and families struggling through issues such as addiction that create distance among those they love; with individuals pursuing spiritual healing from emotional wounds; and with people grappling with cultural identity, transition, and stress, such as missionaries and children of missionaries.

thanks... I came over from the Relevant linky... this was all such good stuff... I'm behind in all of this because I just really started my writing blog a couple of months ago... and had only heard a little of Relevant and wanted to go, but to quick to work out logistics... anyhow, this is a super main point post as I came over lamenting I missed Relevant and also lamenting that, Lord willing — oh my, what a mess I am, I'll be living overseas as a missionary in Eastern Europe the next Relevant: (and:)