What about family contexts? I think of a young husband and wife who are called to take the gospel to another country but whose parents are up in arms against their children’s throwing away all the time and money invested in a good education that should be getting them good jobs with salaries, right close to home. They’re exiled at home. How about contexts farther away? My husband and I regularly spend time in Indonesia; I’m thinking of a number of young Indonesian teachers at Christian schools in
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