Photo Friday - 'Vanity'

My second entry into Photo Friday.

This is me having my hair braided in Niger. It took 12 hours to do and I had around 120 plaits.

Curried Missionary Part 4

This is part 4 of my booklet 'Curried Missionary'. Throughout the booklet there are quotes from missionaries I know personally that I collected in my research. This section starts with one of them. (Pic: Michael on a camel in Niger)

"Personal, Genuine Interest

“…THE FACT THAT THEY ASK, ARE INTERESTED IN OUR PERSONAL LIKES/NEEDS, AND REALLY DO SEND THE THINGS WE MENTION, MEANS THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT US PERSONALLY AND IS A GREAT BLESSING TO US.” ~ P & T Harris, Aussie missionaries in PNG.

Getting to know your missionary PERSONALLY is very important. Find out their birthdays, anniversaries, how long they’ve been on the field, what do they exactly do? Find out their likes and dislikes, what are their favourite colours, hobbies, foods etc.. Find out what TV shows they might like to watch. News? Sit-coms? Sports events? Movies? What are their children’s likes and dislikes, how old are their children? Favourite colours etc… What products (food, cosmetics, magazines, school supplies, hobby needs etc) can and can’t they get? What is the temperature like where they live? Is it a tropical, hot or cold environment? Be creative with what you send. All of these things are important to know so you can send gifts that are useful and so that you don’t waste the Lord’s money.

Once you have collected this information (and most missionaries would love to be asked these types of questions!) you can put it to good use. Here are some ways that you can do so."

Ways to do this will be in part 5.