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Should We Have Waited Until We Were Older?

A Life Overseas |

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Gil and I met at 21 years old, married at 23, and were living in Tanzania by 24. We had been married all of nine months before we moved overseas. We had gotten to know each other as co-leaders of a cross-cultural ministry in California, and our desire to be missionaries was one of the main factors that brought us together. Our mission organization had vetted us, interviewed us, and sent us to two weeks of training. I had spent half of my childhood as an MK, and both of us had spent several years in ministry during college. As far as we were concerned, we were ready.

Author: Amy Medina

Source: A Life Overseas

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Ready - WF 23 Mar 21
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2019-08-11 22:12:00
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Medina, Amy
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A Life Overseas |
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Ready - WF 23 Mar 21
Pages
0
Publisheddate
2019-08-11 22:12:00
Resourceauthor
Medina, Amy
Source
A Life Overseas |
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A Life Overseas |
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