Reviews for Honourably wounded

The average rating for Honourably wounded based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-22 00:00:00 Raymond Chaplin As a missionary about to head into the field I found it a bit difficult to get into this book. It had helpful information and anecdotes, but not much that was unknown to me. As I was reading the 2001 edition I did find it out of date (especially regarding generational comments) and it feels like the book has too much it wants to say. I also find it has a problem common to Christian books in that the author is reluctant to talk about bad outcomes. Like so many of us in the church, anecdotes about struggles are often told with a concluding "but God used it for good." Personally, I find that hearing about unfortunate events which happened to other missionaries has been immensely helpful to me, even if only to glean "what not to do." This a good book, but probably best for people in missions who haven't already begun talking about these subjects.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-04-05 00:00:00 Mike Johnston Pragmatic, research-based, common-sensical, useful, straight forward, and comprehensive. I like Foyle's style and find the content useful and encouraging. Each chapter could be a book on its own--the topics she tackles are significant--but having them dealt with quickly and gathered together between one set of book covers makes this a great reference for people understanding the unique stressors in cross-cultural ministry. This book is a great starting place for pre-field workers and support teams who need to understand likely things to come, a great check-up and reflection tool for mid-career missionaries (like me), a great resource for those trying to articulate the effects of the manifold and serious stresses in the multicultural life.