Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

How do you survive as a missionary or in ministry anywhere long term? How do you survive? I mean, there are so many pressures, so many stressors on missionaries and on church workers, right? And as many of you prepare theologically for long-term vocational ministry, how do you prepare psychologically or emotionally for the long haul? How do you not only survive a lifetime of ministry, but actually flourish in a lifetime of ministry? Now, I don't intend to run a workshop on that right now.

It'd be great to do that some other time.

But fundamentally, I think the answer lies in Scripture.

This morning, I want to share with you how Deb and I survived and thrived, not just working overseas in Dubai, but also many years in ministry.

And it's got to do with how the Bible has shaped us.

My title today is The Tenacity of Faith.

John, you need to say that's not a Sunday service.