Ten Blessing of Being a Parent (or Grandparent) of a Missionary
1. Working harder at staying connected with your kids than you might do if they lived in the states, and reaping the benefit.2. Opening up a window on the world that you might not have looked through otherwise, becoming a more globally focused Christian.
3. More reason to pray!
4. Opportunity for personal growth. No one gives up children to missionary service without some sorrow and pain, and dealing with that in healthy ways leads to a better you.
5. Empathy for other POMs and for parents who have experienced similar feelings as well.
6. Reason to travel overseas that you didn't have before.
7. Getting to know many other wonderful POMs.
8. Becoming a point of stability for your grandchildren when they make visits back to the states or return for college.
9. Greater awareness of your need to be a witness right where you are.
10. Knowing that you other people in heaven who are there because your child told them about the Gospel.
List taken from www.pomnet.com
(National Network for Parents of Missionaries)
Please remember to pray for our parents (both sides) as they will also need to prepare for us to serve on the mission field.
In an upcoming post, I will list several ways how you can specifically pray for them.
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