Family is such a confusing mix of hard and wonderful. The people you are related to have the unique ability to bless and curse you like no one else can. I have been a missionary for 5 years, and I have never asked my family to come on my support team. When I graduated from college with a nursing degree they were not exactly elated to see me go into full-time ministry, so I did not ask. I wanted to give them some time to settle into the idea of me being in full time ministry before I asked them to be a part of it by giving, but there was a heavy dose of fear mixed in there, and that is what has kept me from asking for this long. Today I asked. I had my dad's two brothers and their wives over along with my parents and brother and I spent about an hour sharing with them what God has done in and through my life at Wingate, and then I asked... It was so good. It was so freeing to have them hear about what I was doing and seem genuinely interested. I'm not sure if any of them will decide to come on my financial support team, but I was blessed by their presence either way!
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