Postcard from Mexico

I am reposting this comment from Shelley Chapman for your encouragement and action:


Hi Gavin,

Thank you for posting something so clear for people who have adopted a missionary and are supporting them; both "Caring for your Missionary" #1 and #2 are practical and pretty much spot on. We are confident in the knowledge that we are faithfully prayed for at St Matts, but it really does make it special when people tell us so.We also love to receive emails and letters/postcards and are really encouraged by people doing this; it's not always easy to reply as quickly as we would like, but it helps us feel connected.We do enjoy hearing about general news from Australia. It's quite true that Australia doesn't feature much in the news here. And while we COULD just log on to a newspaper website and find out ourselves, it's always more fun to hear it from the more particular perspective of a friend.The church bulletin and sermons are also always welcomed. Especially hearing the Australian accent!!Finally, just a word about phone calls to missionaries. We've received a number of calls from well-meaning friends who thought about us and decided to call us - at 3am our time. At least for us in Mexico, emails are a lot easier!! (And we can cope with attachments.)Hope this missionary perspective is helpful. God bless!

Shelley Chapman