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Dependent on Others

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Dependent on Others     A life of a missionary is a call to sacrifice independence.  It is a life of total dependence on the Lord’s care for us, but also accepting the help of others.  It has been in my life as a missionary that I have felt the most confident in being taken care of, because I am not relying on myself; I can’t.  It is also a growth in humility, needing to accept the generosity of others and not being able to “give” back. The past two months we were drenched in the generosity of others in a very tangible way.  We were visiting the States without a home, without a vehicle, and without a lot of money.  We were not sure how it was going to work out.  A family of seven takes up a lot of space in a home, eats a lot of food, and requires a large vehicle. We put our trust in God, and he came through in the generosity and hospitality of others.  One family lent us their seven passenger van for the entire month we were in Minnesota!  Four other families let us move into