{"id":5682,"date":"2015-10-02T15:37:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T20:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scquest.org\/?p=5682"},"modified":"2016-07-28T03:00:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:00:40","slug":"lessons-from-deputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scquest.org\/?p=5682","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from Deputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>We have been on deputation for 13 months now. Here is a compilation of some of my favorite lessons learned this deputation:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tonight we asked the kids, \u201cwhere do you think a missionary might live?\u201d One answer from the 4-5 year olds was \u201cthe zoo.\u201d Thank you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A packed car for a week at camp is like a tube of toothpaste. Once the stuff is out, there is no way you are getting it all back in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Even if I keep smiling a fake smile, Crystal knows when we come inches from a car accident on wet highways\u2026mostly because of my screaming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Apparently Iowa has no cell reception\u2026anywhere.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>While people may think your tears mean that you are emotionally moved by your own missions presentation, it is generally best not to get a mosquito in the eye right before you speak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A gentleman came up to me yesterday afternoon, smiled, quoted the points of the other speaker at the event, and then said, \u201cI only remember the good ones!\u201d Ummm, thanks?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When you promise people candy for answering questions correctly during your presentation, some will demand it as their pound of flesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes it seems like the whole world is out to get you during a meal with church members who wanted to eat with you. At that point, we have to just laugh at the foibles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The best way to finish off a missions conference is not by having your toddler throwing up in the middle of the night, and then screaming when you have to give her a shower while your hosts are trying to sleep. I think there are better ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Missionary display tables, specifically bright colored flags draped across it, make excellent napkins for cleaning up chocolate cake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You never know who you will meet when you walk down to breakfast in a hotel. Make sure you are fit to converse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Toddlers possess the superpower of being able to extract cookies and candy from any grandparent in the room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mondays are bad days to make big decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It is so refreshing to be in a church that knows you well, and still likes you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>People want to give to God and his work more than I could have guessed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Contentment is not found in circumstances, but in Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been on deputation for 13 months now. 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