{"id":4663,"date":"2016-09-29T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T11:15:38","slug":"new-missionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2016\/09\/29\/new-missionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"New Missionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our next task was to welcome 2 new missionary women to our field. \u00a0Welcoming people to the field is always a joy as there is a great need for more workers. \u00a0There is, however, a lot that goes into welcoming new missionaries to our field&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all we need to get housing ready, which includes signing contracts, setting up furniture, cleaning and making lots of small repairs.<\/li>\n<li>Next there is the matter of actually getting them from the airport<\/li>\n<li>Then there are meals to think about for the first week as they get set up and familiar with things like shopping and cooking<\/li>\n<li>We have multiple orientations that need to be done, including security, finances, health, language, our program in general and so on.<\/li>\n<li>There is paperwork that needs to be done to allow us to stay in Senegal, which requires health certificates, translated birth certificates and the likes.<\/li>\n<li>Finally there is just the need to be available to help get people around and get what they need until they are familiar enough with life to do it on their own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help make this possible, Joel and I stayed in Dakar for about 5 days with the boys before their school started. \u00a0That way we were there to welcome them to the field face to face and also around if they needed anything. \u00a0We brought our host families oldest daughter to come a long and help with the kids during the week as we had a lot of running around to do. \u00a0I was also cooking dinners for all those who were still at the mission working on their literacy materials. \u00a0We decided to maximize that by inviting a different family to dinner each night, so that we could see how things were going. \u00a0It all added up to a crazy week, but very successful.<\/p>\n<p>We ended the week with a welcome party for our two new missionaries. \u00a0We put together a welcome basket for them, had them share their testimony and then all ate together as a mission. \u00a0It is always a joy to see new members joining our team. \u00a0It is something worth taking time to celebrate. \u00a0There is a long journey ahead of them as they adjust and adapt, but time and time again God proves to be faithful through it all.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4672\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4672\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2569-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Welcoming them is only the first step in our journey together\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2569-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2569-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2569-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2569-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcoming them is only the first step in our journey together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4674\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4674\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2953-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"In about 6 months we will place them next to a host family and church\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2953-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2953-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2953-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2953-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In about 6 months we will place them next to a host family and church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4669\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4669\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2241-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Where they will begin to learn what normal life entails here\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2241-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2241-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2241-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2241-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where they will begin to learn what normal life entails here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4673\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4673\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2704-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"We will meet with them regularly to see how that process is going\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2704-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2704-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2704-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2704-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We will meet with them regularly to see how that process is going<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4666\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0196-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"And to encourage them to continue to press on\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0196-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0196-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0196-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0196-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And to encourage them to continue to press on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4667\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4667\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0305-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"We also gather 2 twice a month to learn more about  our vision and goal and to pray for eachother\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0305-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0305-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0305-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0305-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We also gather 2 twice a month to discuss our vision and goal and to pray for each other<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4671\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2555-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"With the new arrivals we currently have 13 missionaries in this phase of ministry.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2555-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2555-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2555-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-2555-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the new arrivals we currently have 13 missionaries in this phase of ministry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4668\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0517-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Pray for them all as they press on in this difficult stage of learning to change.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0517-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0517-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0517-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/09\/Africa16-0517-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pray for them all as they press on in this difficult stage of learning to change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our next task was to welcome 2 new missionary women to our field. \u00a0Welcoming people to the field is always a joy as there is a great need for more workers. \u00a0There is, however, a lot that goes into welcoming new missionaries to our field&#8230; First of all we need to get housing ready, which 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