http://mrnet.org/system/files/library/emotional_needs_of_women_on_mission_field.pdf
This is an extremely helpful article on the emotional needs of both married and single women on the mission field. Whether you're a missionary yourself, or the friend of a woman on the field, this is good reading. It will help you at home know how to pray for us and encourage us on the field -- and it will help those of us on the field know how to support each other! I'm going to spend some time really thinking and praying through these topics. I was shocked at how the author hit the nail on the head. She addressed problems that I know have been in the back of my mind, but I haven't been able to articulate even to myself.
I haven't had a chance to read through the whole article, but what I did read is definitely very insightful and I could identify with some of the things from just being on a short-term trip (though I wouldn't say that really counts as truly being a missionary on the mission field). This will definitely be a good reference for me to know different ways I can be praying for you!
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