The Practical Missions Podcast
Pod #45 Spiritual Abuse
I felt like someone shot me from behind
Today on the Pod, I talk to a woman who had an incredible sense of calling to the mission field but was forced to go back to the West by her home church and the pain that followed. We talk about trauma, pain, fear, and spiritual abuse. It’s a heavy conversation but one well worth listening to.
Timeline
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:35 Background Story
- 06:30 Moving to the Middle East at 35
- 10:00 Using your profession on the field
- 13:00 Balancing development with missions
- 15:00 Community on the field
- 20:00 Emotional Burnout
- 23:00 Being forced off the field
- 25:00 Money is always an issue
- 27:00 Where’s the fruit?
- 36:00 Disrespected for being a woman
- 40:00 What is abuse?
- 43:00 Finding an advocate
- 48:20 Getting trauma counseling
- 53:30 Learning from the pain
- 55:20 Two visions
- 59:00 Advice for those who suffer abuse
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
In that moment I went into shock. I was so puzzled that I didn’t know how to respond, what to say, I just started to cry…There was no room for questions, for discussions, for emotions. It was horrible. I was just the rebellious single woman who was not submitting to leadership.
Pod #45 Spiritual Abuse
I felt like someone shot me from behind
Today on the Pod, I talk to a woman who had an incredible sense of calling to the mission field but was forced to go back to the West by her home church and the pain that followed. We talk about trauma, pain, fear, and spiritual abuse. It’s a heavy conversation but one well worth listening to.
In that moment I went into shock. I was so puzzled that I didn’t know how to respond, what to say, I just started to cry…There was no room for questions, for discussions, for emotions. It was horrible. I was just the rebellious single woman who was not submitting to leadership.
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
Timeline
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:35 Background Story
- 06:30 Moving to the Middle East at 35
- 10:00 Using your profession on the field
- 13:00 Balancing development with missions
- 15:00 Community on the field
- 20:00 Emotional Burnout
- 23:00 Being forced off the field
- 25:00 Money is always an issue
- 27:00 Where’s the fruit?
- 36:00 Disrespected for being a woman
- 40:00 What is abuse?
- 43:00 Finding an advocate
- 48:20 Getting trauma counseling
- 53:30 Learning from the pain
- 55:20 Two visions
- 59:00 Advice for those who suffer abuse
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