paranoia—after all, they are missionaries! However, God does not separate out missionaries as a class to be shielded supernaturally from pain or distress. As missionary counselor Scott Hicks (2001) notes, missionaries have tended to normalize the idea that their marriages have no problems. Thus it is unnatural for them to seek help when they have difficulties, and they may delay until it is too late. Missionaries do hurt, and they do need help to cope with what life brings. Being aware of that from