Misssionaries With God Complexes - Page 17

Sister Alvear · #**161** 09-19-2010, 10:21 PM

I think we all are just coming from different angles....

Sister Alvear · #**162** 09-19-2010, 10:23 PM

We have services somewhere everynight this week and some day services also....yet we still do not do enough...Pray for God to give us wisdom how to reach the lost...

jfrog · #**163** 09-19-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

I think we all are just coming from different angles....

Probably so. I usually come at things from a weird angle

I do believe you meant well with what you said Sister Alvear. Also, I admire your hard work and sacrifice. And I'm sure you are a great person.

I think we both agree that missionaries and the people they serve often need more help than they get. So I suppose we can try to focus more on where we agree than where we disagree.

Sister Alvear · #**164** 09-20-2010, 04:50 AM

I am a person of peace...I live peace in the home, church and everywhere...I did not mean it like it sounded I only meant we could do much more, myself included....Guess I read to many Ravenhill books over and over along with Blow the trump in Zion...Anyone that knows me knows what I have lived for 42 years...I even received personal phone calls and e mails from different people....those that know me KNEW what I meant.

I will never forget sitting in a leper colony telling the president of the colony about Jesus and the gospel....after a while he looked at me and said, How long have you known thses things...
As a missionary it does bear on my mind that millions live their whole lives and never know...

timjoiner · #**165** 09-21-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Owl

Very much so.

Consider: Most missionaries get cars and a salary for life.

I don't know any home missionaries with that luxury.

I think it's great that missionaries are well cared for.

I hardly ever post but I would like to comment here.....

Most missionaries that I know are very capable business people. That is how we end up with structured organizations that we do. Sensible people don't mind investing into the Kingdom of God when they can see and hear about where their money is going.
The same people could be in North America with a great income....If you compare what they could have, as to what they retire with, we are talking peanuts.

If you think it is such a lap of luxury...we will move over and let you have at it.

I think that you are a "Bitter Bozo"...you certainly don't know Sis. Alvear to speak of her in the manner that you do.

Owl...You need a "Boot to your Hoot!"

timjoiner · #**166** 09-21-2010, 09:22 PM

Oh! I love you Sis. Alvear and thank God for you leading the way for this rookie.

Sister Alvear · #**167** 09-21-2010, 09:57 PM

love you too, Brother Joiner and admire the wonderful work you and yours are doing.

Cowtown · #**168** 09-21-2010, 10:28 PM

I'm sitting here in Brazil. And it's the first time for me to leave American soil. A trip that God laid on my heart about 10 years ago. I brought my son with me. I grew up at one point in what we consider poor America, in fact when I was around 8 years old we didn't have food and we found out that stores would throw packaged, wrapped day old food away. I would end up in the dumpster retrieving these items to eat.
I use this not as an "Oh-me" statement but it is part of my testimony and where God brought me from. Thank God for those difficult times, but even then that pales in comparison to what I've expereinced in the last 4 days. I will never be the same again.

Now let's fast-forward 32 years. I'm sitting in the Alvears humble home typing on a forum for someone who is bitter towards a missionary or missionaries that may have abused their position and may have robbed monies from the children of God, and in turn you and others like you have lumped all missionaries as selfish and self-satisyfing individuals. Let God sort it out. We have better things to do with our time, like win souls, either in America or abroad.

Please know the Alvears are not like this. As we traveled over the various terrains to get to different daughter works, the Alvears are there. The people at several of these remote village and farm churches are expecting 1 if not both of the Elder Alvears to be there (if they are not together then they have gone to seperate works for that evening). The love and compassion that the entire Alvear family has for Brazil comes through in the way they work with the people of Brazil. They have church every night of the week, every single week. The people, oh, the people that have been won love this family more than words can express.

As Elder Alvear and I traveled in Rio Largo, Maceio and other areas looking at the complete devestation of life there would be times I would see tears running down his face.
They love the people of Brazil and have GIVEN everything this world has to offer to sacrifice unlike anything I've seen before.

I do think Sis. Alvears post was mis-understood.

Owl, just curious since I haven't read this entire thread, but have you been on a Missions trip to an impoverished 3rd world country and seen undescribable poverty first hand? It's unlike anyting I've seen anywhere in America. Have you prayed for the Alvears, Foreign Missionaries or Home Missionaries lately for the Grace of God and for direction and protection?

It doesn't matter where the missionaries are, the real ones are there because of a burden that God placed on them.

God Bless,

Bro. Ballard

Sister Alvear · #**169** 09-22-2010, 07:50 AM

Brazil is so vast...a country of great paradox...

Sister Alvear · #**170** 09-22-2010, 07:53 AM

[QUOTE=timjoiner;965545][COLOR="Navy"]I hardly ever post but I would like to comment here.....

Most missionaries that I know are very capable business people. That is how we end up with structured organizations that we do. Sensible people don't mind investing into the Kingdom of God when they can see and hear about where their money is going.
The same people could be in North America with a great income....If you compare what they could have, as to what they retire with, we are talking peanuts.

If you think it is such a lap of luxury...we will move over and let you have at it.

I think that you are a "Bitter Bozo"...you certainly don't know Sis. Alvear to speak of her in the manner that you do.

Owl...You need a "Boot to your Hoot!"

He has a name you may know him, He did use his name on this forum but changed it to OWL...I don't know why...