MMN Dec 25 Mag - Online - Flipbook - Page 4
New entrance & ward
at Chitokoloki Mission Hospital
‘hosts’ we were thanked repeatedly. ‘Thank you for taking the 琀椀me to
call, for taking an interest’ was the
common sen琀椀ment expressed. The
gra琀椀tude displayed was unexpected, touching, and sincere. We had
ini琀椀ally underes琀椀mated the signi昀椀cance of a simple visit. It obviously
meant so much to these good folks
sta琀椀oned in these di昀昀erent isolated loca琀椀ons. Our visits were an unintended tonic and, inadvertently,
had dispelled any no琀椀on of being
forgo琀琀en or abandoned. What a
pleasant surprise and blessing for
us as we con琀椀nued our trip.
There are a few verses at the end of
Paul’s second le琀琀er to Timothy that
are so easily overlooked, but reveal
very much the human side of the
great apostle. He urged Timothy
and Mark to come visit him (presumably in prison), and to please
bring his winter coat and books.
Even Paul had to admit his need
for good companionship (and news
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from home, perhaps?) as well as a
desire for some creature comforts
and something to occupy the mind.
MMN are very much aware of the
importance of providing such encouragement and support as they
make contact with many di昀昀erent
mission workers, projects and ins琀椀tu琀椀ons across the globe. We are
with you and want to assure you of
our sincere interest in and support
for the many varied aspects of the
Lord’s work in which you are involved.
That interest is demonstrated in
a number of ways. There are the
weekly prayer updates distributed
widely on social media along with
general updates and newsle琀琀ers,
all shared among our own support
base through a variety of channels:
the MMN magazine, our social media, website, online newsle琀琀ers,
and the quarterly Zoom presenta琀椀ons and prayer mee琀椀ngs. We
