Comments on: Missionary family photos – Part 1 of 2

By: Kelsey Hopkins

Kelsey Hopkins — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:45:02 +0000

Your dad is quite handsome. Is that awkward? Hahaha!

By: Anon in mouse

Anon in mouse — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:58:33 +0000

I've never met that missionary. But seriously my parents couldn't come home for their 2 year furlough and then again at 3 years. Now I'm starting to wonder if the support will come in in time to bring them home whenever they finish (tentative plan is the 4 1/2 yr mark).

By: Veronica

Veronica — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:39:00 +0000

I loved that your dad worked for InterVarsity, it’s the college group that I am apart of. Also, the whole time I read these 2 blogs I was thinking of the photo I have of our IV leader’s family- they are uprooting there lives from South Dakota to go do missions in Belgium. The photo does look nicely done, but he is also sporting a goatee and has his wife and 3 adorable children with him. I think cuteness of children is also a good money maker…

By: Shelley

Shelley — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000

I love your stuff! Anyway, you need to rethink your theory on basketball defenses and number of children. One kid is not a zone defense. It is a double-team. However you are correct that two kids are requires a man-to-man defense. We have four kids, all born in four years. Now that is a real zone defense! I long for the old days when we had the option of playing man-to-man or zone!

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:53:00 +0000

I think our slick cards cost us $99 for 10,000. I was thinking I was giving folks an opportunity to give toward the expansion of the kingdom. Now I know better how to manipulate their wallets. Seriously funny post though. Especially part two-massive improvement, especially Donald duck.

By: gmail

gmail — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:46:00 +0000

How about graying hair and a pony tail for counselors who can’t grow “wisdom beards”? And maybe a cool tattoo?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:34:00 +0000

Zone defense… Man 2 Man… I know a family with 3 kids. The 3rd kid is a hand full. So they are required to run a box and one on her. For you non-basketball players, the mom plays zone while the dad plays man 2 man on the bad kid…

By: Yhtomit

Yhtomit — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:05:00 +0000

@Jules, good point. I think it just depends on the way you think about missions work. I think of missions work as a missionary going overseas… but, you are right, they share the Gospel with those kids often. I see it as more the people in those countries working for the projects are witnessing to those kids, in my mind not so much missionary work. But, hey, I’m not gonna say there’s only one way to look at it. You definitely have it right too. Compassion is such a great place, I hope more people come to know about it.

By: Marti

Marti — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:05:00 +0000

OH MY GOODNESS this is hilarious. As former MK I forwarded it onto every MK I know. We all dreaded furlough (the singing and dancing portion of my parents job) and taking these ridiculous photos. Our mission wanted us to dress in “native attire” one year to earn 15% more money (yes I made that up too). My favorite was that when I graduated from high school rather than taking a new photo without me they actually had volunteers cut me out of the photo for display and mailing purposes. So for my parents you received a prayer card with a hole where my head once was. I hope people spent time praying for the missing child in my parents family.

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:27:00 +0000

Yhtomit…I work at Compassion too. Welcome aboard! I have to disagree with you though. It sounds like you are equating “missions” with “raising support”? I think that what we do in “releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name” is the very definition of missions! More than 100,000 children made first time professions of faith just last year! Wow! And that was not only because they heard the Gospel, but because their bellies were full, they were healthy, they were at school rather than sifting through trash at the dump…all of the “holistic” things that we do enable these kids and their families to see Jesus, not just hear about him. They also see Jesus in loving sponsors who believe in them and pray for them from half way around the world. Not only that, but we are enabling and equipping the local church to be more effective in its ministry to these families. Not exactly church planting, but its definitely missional.

(What you say about the pictures of the kids, though, is absolutely spot on. )