When Tina was first called to the mission field, she was young and eager to spend her life serving the Lord overseas.

But later, when she landed on foreign soil, her enthusiasm was curtailed by culture shock and unmet expectations.

In those times when I've just thought, Lord, what am I going to do?

And I'm just so sad, I'm so lonely. The Lord has brought his

word back time and time again. This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamouz, author

of Surrender, The Heart God Controls. For February 10th, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh.

Even in our loneliest moments, God never leaves us.

Today we'll hear how a missionary named Tina persevered even when she faced times of desperate loneliness.

Let's listen. Here's Nancy. Well, we're continuing our conversation today with a woman we're calling Tina. That's not her real name, but she's serving the Lord in a country in Asia where

Christians are not welcome and there's some security precautions

we're taking, so we're calling her Tina, her husband we're calling Daniel. And on tomorrow's

program, you'll get to meet her mom and hear more about her mom's journey, releasing a daughter

to serve the Lord in a country far away. But Tina, you're home on furlough,

just a few days left here, and it's been 16 years since the Lord first took you to this Asian

country. And thank you for taking precious family time in one of your last few days here to

share with our listeners about how the Lord has led and directed in your life.

Thank you, Nancy. It's a real joy to be back with you. You shared a little bit yesterday

about how the Lord drew your heart to want your life to be entirely his and to see his heart

for the world, for the nations, and for bringing together a people from every tribe and language and country

of the world to praise and honor Jesus Christ.

And he drew your heart to say, it may not be comfortable, it may not be convenient, but if this

is what God has for me, then I gladly say yes.

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