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by Chad a. Owens (Author)
Discover 17 essential secrets of what it is really like to become a missionary! I stood there in the bookstore saying to myself "God, please don't make me become a missionary!" I hoped there would be a book on the shelf that said 'Read this to make it all better.' That's the book I wrote. 'Read this to make it all better.' There are too many books about how to become a missionary. None of them say the things written inside these covers. Join me on my own personal journey of becoming something I never aspired to be, a missionary to Papua New Guinea. I've read plenty of books on the topic and none of them were nearly as insightful as sitting down with someone who has actually been there, and asking them the hard questions. Did you face hardship? What was the grossest part of living there? What was the best part? Would you do it again? Aspiring missionaries, missionary supporters, missions minded people, frustrated missionaries, families of missionaries, friends of missionaries .... all of you need to read this book. Don't Call Me Missionary is humorous, candid and a little bit irreverent. If the only thing holding you back from becoming a missionary is the fact that you don't like other missionaries, then you need to read this book. I might be the first missionary who ever wrote a book inspired by the fact that I never wanted to become a missionary in the first place. I'll point out the silly and the ridiculous. I'll warn you about dangers that others failed to mention to me. In this book, you'll see the naked underbelly of the missionary life. I purposely avoid politically correct terminology because it is confusing. Too many books are trying to make missions attractive. This one isn't. The way I see it, if God is putting a call on your heart, you have to obey. This book is about giving you the information so that you can obey to the best of your ability. I tell plenty of stories in this book. For some, the stories about my journey to becoming a missionary will b
Author Biography
Chad Owens lives in Papua New Guinea with his wife Kendal and two children, Calvin and Sydney. They moved to Papua New Guinea in 2007 and have lived there since. In 2004 God put the call on his heart to move to Papua New Guinea and he simply didn't want to leave his comfortable life in the Silicon Valley, CA. Along the way, while others were looking around thinking 'this is great, I'm finally becoming a missionary' Chad looked with different eyes. He and his family now call Papua New Guinea home, but it wasn't always that way.
