Yep-"To be a missioner is to go where
you are needed,
but not wanted,
and stay until you are wanted,
but no longer needed."*
that's pretty much where we're at right now.
This quote, from a Catholic missionary to Hawaii, appeared in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin upon the closing down of a beloved mission in Honolulu in 1997. I do not remember the man's name or the details, but the quote has stayed with me ever since.
4 comments:
Hi Cam....I found your blog and have enjoyed so much reading it. My husband and I are IMB m's in Mozmabique and are in the throes of learning Portuguese from a Brasileira! We have 4 kids....so I know all about passing around sicknesses! :-) Your post about cleaning up vomit made me laugh out loud. This is our 9th year on the field (have transferred twice).
I look forward to reading more about your family. Angie
Good to meet you, Angie!
I enjoyed your blog as well. Happy Anniversary!
This quote was in the movie "Nanny Mcphee" but not with Missionary, sub "I" and there you be.
Interesting.
Anyway - good to meet ya!
Sounds like something from the movie, "Molokai" about a priest that serves lepers in Hawaii in the 1800s
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