Billy had an article on Burnout published in the Lausanne Global Analysis journal just days before the 2024 European Member Care conference in Budapest, and it obviously made a big splash. As the conference began, many came up to Billy to congratulate him on the article and ask questions. This led to a large turnout for the interest group discussion that we led on the topic of Burnout in Ministry Workers on Day Two. Burnout among ministry workers is such an important topic and one that many care workers are dealing with when caring, counseling, and coaching mission workers in the field. As a result, Billy’s calendar quickly filled up with requests to write more articles for other journals and publications, lead discussion groups in different forums, and workshop requests. While this topic is heartbreaking and difficult, we are excited by the interest and desire by member care workers to learn more about how to care for mission and ministry workers around the globe. To learn more about Burnout, read Billy’s most current article in the Lausanne Global Analysis journal here Systemic issues in missionaries’ sending organizations cause burnout. (lausanne.org) https://lausanne.org/lga-02/burnout-among-missionaries
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Laurie DrumIn my USA life, I was a teacher in Texas for 15 years. I was also a professional photographer, a soccer mom, a horsewoman, and the neighborhood hospitality queen. I did "Joanna Gaines farmhouse style" before Chip and JoJo were even a thing - we restored an 1884 Victorian farmhouse in small town Texas and did shiplap walls until I thought I'd go crazy. I taught at NASA, scuba dived with astronauts in training, and studied animals at Sea World for educational purposes. I've tried just about everything, because I have an insatiable need to know if I can do it! Never underestimate a Texas girl in cowboy boots! In 2006, my husband Billy and I became cross-cultural workers (CCWs) with TMS Global. For five years, we served in three rural Quechua Wanca villages in the Andes of Peru. And when I say rural, I mean RURAL - like no potty! I spent my days in Peru learning to live a Quechua lifestyle in a rustic adobe house - cooking Peruvian foods, sewing with Quechua women, raising my chickens and goats and pigs, and planting my gardens. Now I live my life in small town Spain, serving other cross-cultural workers via teaching and training and care, and helping displaced people to navigate their new reality in Europe.
I'm passionate about fostering personal growth, growth in community, and growth in The Kingdom. Walking alongside others and helping them to use their unique design, their gifts and strengths and maximize their abilities to fulfill their God-given purpose - that's what makes my heart sing! Archives
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