3.7. The Hope of Suffering (part 1 with Abigail Marsiglio)

On part one of this episode, we talk with Abigail (Ramos) Marsiglio, TCK from Guatemala.

Join our conversation as we talk about the hope of suffering and surrender. Abigail shares from her own experiences of loss, sorrow and grief, and how she consistently saw the goodness of God each time. You’ll hear personal stories and amazing perspective on clinging to hope and the faithfulness of God.

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HOST: Michelle Ellis

SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

SHOW NOTES:
12:30,17:49 | John 15:2 - “He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.”
21:54, 25:26, 25:09: | Galatians 5:22-23 - “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
24:33 | Psalm 34:8 - “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
KEY QUOTES:
13:11 | “…Sometimes when God chooses to prune in our life or cut out bad branches it’s not because of punishment. It's because we need it to happen in our life.”
13:35 | “[I’ve had a] shift from, ‘what did I do?"‘ to ‘God, what do I need to learn in this season?‘“
14:08 | “…truly God knows exactly what we need, when we need it, and how we need it.”
15:41 | “…the thing that brought me the most joy became the bane of my existence because of that season of pruning.”
21:27 | “God doesn't ever do anything for no reason, right? God has a plan and a purpose for every season of life we go through.”
21:47 | “He was faithful then. He will be faithful now.”
23:43 | “…when you go through emotions, it's okay to be angry.It's okay to be upset. It's okay to be sad. But it's how we respond in those emotions.”

COMMON TERMS:
TCK - third culture kid
MK - missionary kid
LAC - Latin America Caribbean