When a Missionary Loses Her Voice | Relentless Pursuit Podcast
Just before Koko and her family moved to Southeast Asia, she was diagnosed with medical condition that she was told would eventually cost her the ability to speak. As someone with a calling to teach, this news upended her expectations of what ministry overseas would look like, and it drove her to explore how suffering can shape our perspective on God.
What does missions really look like? The lives of cross-cultural workers can sometimes be shrouded in mystery—or obscured by misconceptions. In each episode of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, we go behind the scenes to talk to a missionary about their life and work. Join us as we uncover the messy, rewarding, sometimes dangerous journey of following Jesus to the nations.
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Show Notes
**Bonus Content** When Koko’s family needed to renew their visas, it included both navigating a treacherous flood and the equally challenging cultural and bureaucratic pitfalls of getting their documents signed during Ramadan. Sometimes it pays to play dumb: https://podcasts.pioneers.org/bonus-content/playing-dumb-during-ramadan
The Spiritual Survival Handbook for Cross-Cultural Workers is a book Pioneers published that has been used by countless missionaries to prepare themselves spiritually for the challenges of cross-cultural ministry: https://a.co/d/hvInRwm
Sojourner’s Workbook: A Guide to Thriving Cross-Culturally is a book Pioneers developed for missionaries during their first year of ministry: https://a.co/d/e8etwYP
Check out our Multiply video series, which gives a glimpse of what church-planting ministry around the
