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!"$ UNDERSTAND OUR PERSONAL STRUGGLES

Empathize with our struggle to change cultures every four years and the impact it has
on everything we are and do.
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of living increases and it takes additional funds just to survive. Consider giving us a cost of living increase peri-
odically, for this will reduce the added burden of raising additional funds.

CHURCH CHANGE: Additionally, pastoral change or transition in a local church often impacts our budgets
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CULTURAL CHANGE: Help us with any insight regarding rapid cultural change. If I use an outdated phrase or
expression, help me know the contemporary way to say it. If I make reference to a common assumption that is
no longer valid, help me know how the thinking has changed. Help me be current with the shifts in culture.

FAMILY: Our families often feel like aliens in our own country of origin. This can produce a sense of sadness,
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members (e.g., grandparents, cousins, parents, siblings) to live on the other side of the world. This is all tough
to navigate but much easier with the understanding and sympathetic support of your church.

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directions. As a discerning pastor, understand this and carefully explains to your congregation how to pray for
us, seeking ways to care for us however and whenever possible.

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