This section is to all the many missionaries and M.K's I met and worked with in Africa, India, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Mexico, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

This section contains a "THANK YOU" (Be sure to read this first!) and other observations, ideas and possible helps relevant to you and your ministry overseas.

Also be sure to check out the 'WHAT I WISH EVERY MISSIONARY KNEW' section.

Thanks for the memories.

— Pastor Von

	WHAT I WISH EVERY MISSIONARY KNEW After viewing many missionary fields and talking with field leadership; may I make some observations and suggestions?		PROBLEM ORIENTED LEADERSHIP I asked a missions leader how he approached problems. His answer was simple. "When we find a problem, we deal with it!" The man was "problem oriented" and he had plenty of them. There's a solution, take a read.
	HOW TO DEFEAT A MISSIONARY If I were the Evil One, If I were Satan, what would My strategy be in defeating missionaries? Click in to this one.		AS I SEE THE LATIN POOR If you intend to work with the latin poor, you might take a look at the characteristics and culture of the people you'll be working with. It would take years to learn what I have on these pages.
	YOUR VISITOR TO THE FIELD What should our attitude be about visitors coming to visit us? The pros ... and cons!		YOU CAN NOT MAKE A SECOND FIRST IMPRESSION This is true in so many areas of life! Why are we so careless about first impressions. Watch this when you are on furlough and meeting your supporters! Some tips for you.
	CULTURAL CHANGE IN MISSIONS Missionaries should understand cultures more than most of us ... but are missionaries changing too?		A THANK YOU FROM VON Now that my traveling days are about over I want to extend a sincere thank you to each of the many missionaries allover the world who hosted me and took care of me. Read my thanks to you!
	I SEE THE LEADER! Do you want to find some tips on how to find a leader? Leaders are around but many don't know what to look for or how to find them. For those of you who are serious this will be a good read, click on!		MISSION TRIP PHOTOS A lot of rather exotic and colorful photos I have taken on the field. Some may bring back memories, take a look.
	LEADERS IMPLEMENTING CHANGE Making changes can be a disaster! Many leaders have found out the hard way. You can make changes without a ripple, take a read.		AUDIO/VIDEO This page holds some of the messages I have preached to you on the field as well as quite a few short video clips of life on the field.