With none of the few conveniences afforded to modern-day Cote d'Ivoire, Louise endured much adversity even to the point of death.
Missionary life can be an enriching and rewarding sojourn.
Missionaries are afforded the privilege of witnessing transformed lives as the gospel message is carried on the Wind of God to previously unreached people. Realistic expectations of ministry overseas are discussed during the training process. Yet focusing mainly on stress distracts from the positive gains of missionary life such as enlarging one's experience with God and depending on Him through the good and the bad. Missionaries leave their support system of family, friends, and the church for unknown and sometimes hostile territory. Sources of stress include loneliness, adjusting to foreign customs, language barriers, inadequate medical facilities, lack of privacy, the pressure to be a positive witness to nationals, and an inability to get away for a time of renewal.