When we think of missionaries, we may sometimes glamorize it and somehow believe that people who are involved in overseas ministry are spiritual giants and not susceptible do discouragement or doubts. However, that is just not the case. Missionaries and their spouses need encouragement just as much, if not more that people in ministry in our own country.

Dear Sister is a collection of letters Gisela Yohannan, who serves as the international director of Gospel for Asia, to both the women in ministry throughout Asia, as well as the wives of ministers. This collection of letters spans from 1999 to 2005 and are actual letters that went out to the women over those years. She really encourages the women with scripture and calls out the women to really step up and step out for Christ. At the end of every letter there are very specific prayer requests that allow the reader to see what Gospel for Asia is doing throughout those years.

In the area where I live, there are a lot of refugees from many of the areas mentioned in the book. It is so neat to see how this ministry may have served the very people who would have been parents of some of the kids I may have taught over the years. It makes the plight of the people in Asia more tangible.

I hope you will check out Dear Sister. If you would like to get your own free downloadable copy of this book here