impacting with psychology

If I continued on in psychology, I could follow many from my field in using this background for Christ. So many people around the world are oppressed, suffering and dealing with loss. Using what I have learned about human emotion and behavior, I could help reach out to the hurting in the world. This could be done on a personal level within a community or on a much wider scale. If governments are shown how to take consideration to these psychological issues, they can more readily come up with aid strategies that are more in line with meeting these particular social needs.

Reasons my church might have for not adopt a nation:

1. They might not want to only concentrate on one area.

2. At the same time, they might feel overwhelmed at the idea of trying to tangibly impact a nation.

3. It would require people to give of themselves in ways they might not have considered.

4. People would have to plan for extended periods of time to work out the best strategies and discuss successes and failures openly.

a missionary dream

Yes, I have dreamed of being a missionary. When I was younger I loved learning about missionaries at GA’s and AWANA. Traveling different places and meeting people that are completely different intrigued me. At church missionaries were always talked highly of, so that probably contributed to my favorable view of their lives. I played with the idea that I could one day do the types of things I had heard about, and it certainly made since that there was a need in the world. I am sure that my understanding of mission work was very basic and limited. I defined mission work somewhere along the lines of living in a village with people of a different race. In my mind it was always a happy picture. Today my views have changed and I realize that so many more lifestyles are included in the ranks of missionaries and there are quite a few more dilemmas to be faced. This dream is taking a different shape, but it is still in me