This time the theme was Invisible Illness – things like multiple sclerosis, lupus, cancer, heart disease, migraine, chronic pain, etc.

I do want to mention one thing.  I was a little surprised about how few missionaries wrote on this topic.  I know a lot of missionaries, and I know that many many deal with invisible illness – in their family, or close friends, or in their ministry!  It just seems that this is something that is a huge part of many people’s lives, and yet it gets surprisingly little air-time.  Why?

• My “thorn in the flesh” (migraine)
• An Award and an Update (generalized anxiety disorder)
• Once Upon a Time – Like Last Month (chronic pain)
• Busyness and Attachment (attachment disorder/oppositional defiance)
• Praying about health
• How we deal…
• God’s Suffering Grace

To learn more about invisible illness, be sure to check out the materials at Invisible Illness Week.  There’s a conference this week, a blog here, and great materials for you, your family, and your church family all year round at Rest Ministries.

We’re going to have another Missionary Blog Carnival!  This one will coincide with Blog Action Day 2008, and will focus on the topic of Poverty.  If you’re a missionary and want to be involved, you can enter right now right here.  (Remember, this could be a new post, or one from your archives).  The deadline for entry is the 11th of October 2008.