Screams in the Desert
Sue Eenigenburg has been in cross-cultural ministry since 1986 and lived on four different continents. She is married to Don. Their clan includes four children, their spouses, and twelve grandchildren. She is the author of Screams in the Desert and More Screams, Different Deserts. Sue co-authored Expectations and Burnout, Sacred Siblings, and Grit to Stay Grace to Go. Sue likes playing word games, reading mysteries, and eating chocolate.
Providing women with examples to learn by, scripture to meditate on, and space to write about personal experiences, Screams in the Desert offers hope and humor to women working cross-culturally.
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Insightful and creatively written, this book is a companion on the road of ministry, an apt encouragement for the weary on the way. Sue's stories echo a refrain of praise in danger and humor in disappointment, encouraging and enabling worker and supporter alike.
— Cynthia A. Strong, PhD, Simpson University -
Not many people understand the unique stressors of working cross-culturally. Sue's candid and humorous description of her everyday experiences as a missionary gives insight into her spiritual journey. She is transparent with her emotions and struggles - acknowledging that each story does not necessarily have a happy ending. What better way to encourage fellow sisters to persevere than to share the realities of life with the truth of Scripture?
— Lorrie Lindgren, Executive Director, Women of the Harvest
Foreword
Preface
1. Great Expectations
2. Diarrhea and Team Life
3. Terrorists and Chocolate Cake
4. Culture Shock Without Electricity
5. Maybe Normal, Maybe Different... Definitely His
6. Getting Into Hot Water
7. Flesh or Spirit?
8. Survival in a New City
9. Reverse Psychology and God
10. Suicide and Laundry
11. Jesus Loves Me
12. Facing Change... Almost Fearlessly
13. Let Me Show You
14. Listen, God, I’m Speaking
15. Language Learning Made Difficult
16. Pursuing God
17. If I Were a Warthog
18. Little Shoe in a Big City… Little Faith in a Big God
19. It's Me Again, Lord, and I Need Your Help
20. A Mother's Prayer Journal
21. A Godly Car?
22. In Appreciation of My Thyroid
23. Eternity In and Out of My Home
24. Creative Outlooks
25. I Gave God My Life, but Not My Toothbrush
26. Running Away from Home
27. Third Culture Kids, Peanut Butter and GI Joe
28. To Hide or Confess, That Is the Question
29. Eight Hours and a Camel
30. Faithfulness, Perseverance and Trusting in God
31. Balconies, Jump Ropes and Little Girls
32. Saying Good-bye Twice
33. Thoughts About Underwear, Police and Uncertainty
34. Jesus is Always Undisturbed
35. Barb's Legacy
36. An M is Better When Followed by "&M"
37. Of Headaches and Hospitality
38. The Totaled Women's Rest in His Everlasting Arms
39. A Daughter's Tears
40. Becoming a Mother-in-Law
41. Who Will Pack my Computer?
42. Time and a Changing Perspective
43. Loneliness and a Swiss Mountain Man
44. The Power of Words
45. Unexpected Opportunities Meet Faith
46. Welcoming a New Neighbor… or Not
47. God's Will is Better Than Life
48. Praying for Safety
49. Why Am I Still in Culture Shock?
50. Forgiving Dirty Old (and Young) Men
51. To Adapt or Not to Adapt, That is the Question
52. Do the Possible… Trust God for the Impossible… Don't Confuse the Two
Author
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Sue Eenigenburg
Sue Eenigenburg
Sue Eenigenburg has been in cross-cultural ministry since 1986 and lived on four different continents. She is married to Don. Their clan includes four children, their spouses, and twelve grandchildren. She is the author of Screams in the Desert and More Screams, Different Deserts. Sue co-authored Expectations and Burnout, Sacred Siblings, and Grit to Stay Grace to Go. Sue likes playing word games, reading mysteries, and eating chocolate.
- Pages: 286
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2007
- Vendor: William Carey Library
