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My First Marathon (of services)

February 15, 2014 by Christy McDougall

Last week I had a marathon of speaking engagements: I spoke five times between Wednesday and Sunday. Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Itineration Tips

January 12, 2014 by Christy McDougall

At Candidate Missionary Orientation in Missouri last fall, I met a lot of other candidate missionaries and got to hang out with a lot of those who were also called to Europe. Ryan and Angela McCullough were two of them. … Continue reading →

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My First Service

January 10, 2014 by Christy McDougall

This Wednesday, I had my first service of my itinerating missions career. Tiny church, great generosity. Continue reading →

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On Giving, Or A User-Interface Lesson

December 6, 2013 by Christy McDougall

How to figure out giving online on http://giving.ag.org. Continue reading →

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Itinerating With Tea

December 4, 2013 by Christy McDougall

Itinerating usually means speaking to large groups, usually churches, about one’s call to missions and the work one is going to do. For me, in November it meant holding tea parties. Continue reading →

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The AGWM Application Journey

October 24, 2013 by Christy McDougall

There are multiple levels that you have to pass through: an initial examination of your application, an interview with someone from Personnel and Member Care, a second examination of your application if the interviewer recommended you to continue in the process, an invitation to Candidate Orientation in the fall of that year, a round of interviews at Orientation, verbal approval by the World Missions Executive Committee and Board, and finally official approval in writing. Continue reading →

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A beginning is a very delicate time

October 24, 2013 by Christy McDougall

I am at both an end and a beginning. I am at the beginning of the journey of being a missionary. It’s one I’ve been looking forward to for most of my life. But I’m at an end, too. Continue reading →

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