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4.4 Christian service and Bible College Training
A close relationship with God and a disciplined devotional life are essential. No amount of church activity is a substitute for a good devotional life. Develop habits of regular Bible reading, prayer and personal study before you go. It may be possible to do some extra-curricular study, although for short-term service formal Bible College training is not essential.
All Nations Christian College - www.allnations.ac.uk - and others, offer excellent short courses geared towards those who will be working in cross cultural mission (See Appendix 1).
Christian medics are often asked to help in local churches where even the pastors may lack basic Bible knowledge and training (although often possessing a deep spirituality from which you can learn). It's essential to be aware of your own giftings and take every opportunity to develop them in your own church before you go. Use them overseas but beware of jumping in on the basis of intellectual ability rather than with spiritual humility.
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Acknowledgements
My thanks to Chris Lavy, Eldryd Parry, Ian Spillman and Nick Wooding, all of whom have worked overseas and have a continuing involvement, for their helpful comments and advice.
First edition 1994 - Entitled ‘A Medical Missions Handbook’ by Peter Saunders.
Second Edition 1998 (updated April 2000)
Third Edition September 2003 - by Peter Armon
Fourth Edition 2007 – renamed ‘Working Abroad’ - totally revised & rewritten by Peter Armon
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