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When Trouble Comes...

Trouble of many kinds comes to most missionaries. Usually it falls into one of five categories: health, relationships (including relationship with God), success in one’s assignment, family, or finances. However, trouble also comes from civil unrest, war, violence, the break-down of law and order in a country, hostile ideologies, etc.. In view of these matters, Wycliffe and SIL, who partner together in the care of shared workers, think in terms of the following; written in this article.

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