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On Being a Missionary (Abridged): An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Life and Ministry

On Being a Missionary (Abridged): An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Life and Ministry

by Thomas Hale and Gene Daniels

Adjusting to a New World  Missionaries must adjust to new cultures, learn languages, work as a team, maintain healthy relationships, and discern best ministry practices. Nothing can fully prepare a person for life as a missionary. However, for almost thirty years, Thomas Hale’s On Being a Missionary has helped to equip cross-cultural workers to no… Read more…

On Being a Missionary (Revised Edition)

On Being a Missionary (Revised Edition)

by Thomas Hale

Dr. Hale’s practical wisdom is here freely offered to the missionary-to-be and others interested in missions–wisdom hard-earned in Nepal on everything from calling to raising a missionary family to cross-cultural communication. Now revised to include perspectives on the realities of the changing missionary force and the challenges of bonding with a new c… Read more…

Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees: The Adventures of an American Surgeon in Nepal

Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees: The Adventures of an American Surgeon in Nepal

by Thomas Hale

Thomas Hale writes about being a missionary surgeon in the same delightful way James Herriot writes about being a country veterinarian. Dr. Hale's incredible experience in tiny, mountainous Nepal are surpassed only by his talent for telling about them. Imagine, for example, the culture shock of moving to a Hindu country under such rigid religious contr… Read more…