{"id":41,"date":"2014-12-03T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T19:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwcs\/?p=41"},"modified":"2014-12-03T14:46:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T19:46:01","slug":"the-hidden-struggles-for-missionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwcs\/2014\/12\/03\/the-hidden-struggles-for-missionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"The struggles of serving."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we think about the struggles of missionaries domestically or internationally we may have outdated visions of safari hats, jungles, people with spears, and impossible treks. \u00a0While impossible treks (including traffic in many of the world&#8217;s major cities) may still be a reality many missionaries face subtler, and often hidden struggles. \u00a0One missionary that has made this struggle visible in an effort for change and accountability is Joel Delp. \u00a0We are grateful for his goatee and his vulnerability. \u00a0Please read his story below:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Talk to the Beard\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=3356&amp;utm_source=October+2014+Update&amp;utm_campaign=October_2014_Update&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/p=3356&amp;utm_source=October+2014+Update&amp;utm_campaign=October_2014_Update&amp;utm_medium=email<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwcs?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=41&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think about the struggles of missionaries domestically or internationally we may have outdated visions of safari hats, jungles, people with spears, and impossible treks. \u00a0While impossible treks (including traffic in many of the world&#8217;s major cities) may still be a reality many missionaries face subtler, and often hidden struggles. \u00a0One missionary that has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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