From the Heart of the Mind of the Editor

This s a difficult and painful journal issue craft, because essentially its contents are laced with challenging, painful and discouraging realities. Writer Harry Hoffman (coordinator of the Mission Commission Global Member Care Network) says it well in his terse article “Too many sad stories”. The missional church faces multiple challenges as we grapple with the multiple reports of Christians encountering extraordinary challenges, conflicts and suffering in mission, perhaps because of their personal discipleship journey or as a result of their specific context and ministry focus.

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