Active Missionaries
The life of a cross-cultural missionary is full of challenges. At AfriGO we want to encourage you in your ministry and in your spiritual life. Below are resources to help with some practical issues, as well as give you food for thought. See our church resources page for links to websites and videos which can help you educate your ministry partners and home church. Be sure to click on the resources of note at the bottom of the page.
Featured Resource
Missionaries often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and often live in places with limited access to mental health resources. This article from Christianity Today explores efforts by sending agencies to reduce the stigma around mental health care and provide better support for missionaries, including counselling services and encouraging missionaries to budget for mental health care. Click here to read it.
Resources
Missionary kid support
8 more tips for writing newsletters
7 standards of mission excellence
Christian witness to African traditional religions
Reaching Your Muslim neighbors
Who's responsible to raise support?
The importance of local language In urban ministry
Letter to my younger self
