Recently one of our daughters-in-law mentioned her niece and husband are preparing to go on the foreign mission field and asked, “Would we be willing or able give them any advice?” This podcast tells the story of over 40 years on the mission field, but in our narration we haven’t even got there yet.
The bigger the mountain, the more preparation that’s needed. But there is one quality that’s essential and that fits all situations and all challenges, the large and the small, the long-range project or the challenge of the moment. You may be fighting a personal battle, a family problem, a financial disaster, or a health condition. The word for that quality is “Hineni”. It’s a simple concept, but for mortals like us, it’s not that easy.
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