How do we really support suffering servants
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Portuguese (Brazilian)Transcript
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Lisa is a nurse who moved to work in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has found it a difficult adjustment. Recently, things had become especially hard when Lisa witness a deadly tragedy. There was a gang fight just outside the clinic where she works during the crossfire to innocent people were shot, one of them seriously, with the limited supplies at the clinic. Lisa and Tim to didn't do much to help. Lisa has been traumatized by the event. As her good friend, she sent a prayer ladder to you. How should you respond to Lisa in such a dangerous place? Contact your church and ask them to send the support needed to improve the clinic. Help Lisa to leave the country until things cool down. Her ministry sounds too dangerous at the moment. Plan a. Visit Lisa in a safe location nearby to demonstrate care and help understand her struggles. Raise awareness off the incident amongst your church leaders and membership Organized extra funding in prayer for ELISA at this time, God wants is to join in his mission work by financially supporting the ministries and physical needs. Off workers, however, cross que to our workers are just like any other people they need emotional support to, especially in difficult circumstances with pain and suffering. Sometimes situations do get too dangerous to remain in country. Is this one of those times leaving a mission field needs to be considered seriously with Lisa, her mission agency, her passport, country's embassy and possibly the local government. A visit from church members can be a great way to show concern and supports ELISA. Such a visit could be def you that God uses to greatly encourage one another. It can also expose more members to the context off mission workers and their ministries do note that caution should be taken depending on the situation. Informing the church about the concerns and prayer requests from mission workers can be helpful. But does her church understand the biblical bases of suffering, enabling them to practically respond and welk alongside mission workers in their contexts? By having a foundational understanding off biblical suffering, you can help across future worker to understand and deal with the pain that they are experiencing. The biblical reflections on ministry and suffering cars on cross wired dot com explains biblical suffering and talks about the suffering in our times view the cars to learn how you can help those who are serving places off suffering by having a foundational understanding off biblical suffering. You can help across future worker to understand and deal with the pain that they are experiencing. Leaving may not be the right solution. When things become difficult, it's great that you are able to recognize the importance of visiting those serving in difficult places. But what if it's too dangerous to visit them? We'll give up our look for other ways to support them. It is important to recognize that a work of missions is for all of us in Christ. It is not only for the workers who are sent out. Are you playing your part in God's call to missions?