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  • burt gummer

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    not sure if this post goes here but ill give it a try, so my gf wants to go to Hattie for 3 months alone, and Im terrified she will be kidnapped and never found, her family has gone before for mission work and she told me she was crying at night cause it was so hot and she only drank coke cause the water was so bad and she didn't trust it being filtered. I love her very much and unfortunately she thinks she has a protective bubble around her and is very trusting of strangers, so my question is what can I do to stop her from being on the missing persons poster?,
     
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    bwframe

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    :dunno: Just tell her you won't be here waiting for her when she returns. If she doesn't respect your wishes enough to listen, then you are moving on...
     

    bmbutch

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    My church founded an orphanage in Haiti, our choir leader is from the orphanage, his story is documented in the book “Orphan with a Crown”. That being said, he’s said that Haiti is not somewhere you want to ever be, unless you’re from there & FULLY understand what areas are “less dangerous”, notice I didn’t say safe, & know how to “act” like you belong. Even with that, it’s never safe. Some might say it’s a real $#%thole! Yes, some great people have crawled out of the hole, but an unsafe $%#thole it remains.
     

    Kutnupe14

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    :dunno: Just tell her you won't be here waiting for her when she returns. If she doesn't respect your wishes enough to listen, then you are moving on...

    This is a mission trip, right? If there's a choice between spreading the word of God, and respecting the wishes of a boyfriend which runs counter to her wishes, I doubt giving an ultimatum is the best course of action. Should be an easy choice to make. I suggest the OP, voice his concerns, ask her to reconsider, and accepted her decision. If he can't wait, due to loss of companionship, then break up with her.... but certainly, don't go issuing threats.
     

    Leadeye

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    I have a neighbor who does missionary work there, but like me he's in his 60s and he has been doing this sort of work his entire life. Brave and dedicated man, but he knows his way around and I would imagine that experience in country is what has kept him going.
     

    wagyu52

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    You say she has been there before on a mission trip but this time she going alone, define alone? Is she going where her church has an established support netwok or off completely on her own. What’s her parents think?
     

    KittySlayer

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    There are plenty of troubled kids, neighborhoods, cities within the US borders that could use her time, talents, caring and commitment. Perhaps find a worthy mission at home.
     

    Ranger Rick

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    If she is going with a group that is one thing , alone that is stupid, does she have any contacts there that can show her around or escort her? Our pastor has been there with a church group and said it was very bad! Have her prey about the trip and make a special effort to be associated with a missions group of people if she gets God's blessing. Going there alone puts other people at risk also if something happens, God's blessing would include other missions groups and plenty of bottled water, other beverages won't sustain a person very good, there is plenty of missions work in the USA also! God bless!
     

    JettaKnight

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    Sure they aren't as good as Prince's Hot Chicken (IMHO), but Hattie B's is located in a very safe neighborhood of Nashville, TN. But three months of hot chicken would leave you with one painful bunghole.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_Gates_of_Splendor
    The book tells the tale of five missionaries in Ecuador that gave their lives. Perhaps your outlook might change with reading it.

    However, traveling there alone sounds rather foolhardy. Does she have a plan, or an organization to work with? What does she think she will do?

    You say she's had a bubble, well maybe this will burst it, you know, through adversity....


    Anyways, I'd recommend avoiding ultimatums, threats and general scares and stick with more practical matters. What if you get sick? Where will you stay? How will you eat? What if... ?

    Without details, it sounds crazy, but maybe the details we don't know are, "She's traveling there alone and connecting with XXX and staying at YYYY and will be doing ZZZZ." If that's what is really planned, then maybe you have to trust God as she's trusting God and remember she's your girlfriend, not wife.
     
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