Mariah Gossett

And so much of her memoir focuses on the sick children that she met either primarily in the orphanage but also in the community. But because her story starts to shift so much, again, talking about these orphanage settings and even how she met her first daughter.

And so much of her memoir focuses on the sick children that she met either primarily in the orphanage but also in the community. But because her story starts to shift so much, again, talking about these orphanage settings and even how she met her first daughter.

And so, I don't know, just something feels unsettling and certainly left out to just say, yes, one day I felt led to go to a crisis orphanage out of all the different ways places that you could have gone to explore in Zambia if you wanted to give back in a different way. That's kind of all that we get.

And so, I don't know, just something feels unsettling and certainly left out to just say, yes, one day I felt led to go to a crisis orphanage out of all the different ways places that you could have gone to explore in Zambia if you wanted to give back in a different way. That's kind of all that we get.

And so, I don't know, just something feels unsettling and certainly left out to just say, yes, one day I felt led to go to a crisis orphanage out of all the different ways places that you could have gone to explore in Zambia if you wanted to give back in a different way. That's kind of all that we get.

This is also an important time to talk about the fact of, I think Sophie paints herself as kind of this in isolation. I think she mentions fellowship with other missionaries was rare. I was unsure how to cultivate cross-cultural friendships. And so she kind of positions herself as like, no, yeah, there were other missionaries there, but I was really just by myself always.

This is also an important time to talk about the fact of, I think Sophie paints herself as kind of this in isolation. I think she mentions fellowship with other missionaries was rare. I was unsure how to cultivate cross-cultural friendships. And so she kind of positions herself as like, no, yeah, there were other missionaries there, but I was really just by myself always.

This is also an important time to talk about the fact of, I think Sophie paints herself as kind of this in isolation. I think she mentions fellowship with other missionaries was rare. I was unsure how to cultivate cross-cultural friendships. And so she kind of positions herself as like, no, yeah, there were other missionaries there, but I was really just by myself always.

or like really just ingrained in Zambian culture, even as I'm doing these prayer meetings and these Bible studies. But the one thing that's not mentioned in her memoir that was very interesting though, and we found it from a random presentation online, but there are photos of her father visiting her in Zambia.

or like really just ingrained in Zambian culture, even as I'm doing these prayer meetings and these Bible studies. But the one thing that's not mentioned in her memoir that was very interesting though, and we found it from a random presentation online, but there are photos of her father visiting her in Zambia.

or like really just ingrained in Zambian culture, even as I'm doing these prayer meetings and these Bible studies. But the one thing that's not mentioned in her memoir that was very interesting though, and we found it from a random presentation online, but there are photos of her father visiting her in Zambia.

There are photos of her father cooking with local Zambian women and also photos of him, Sophie, and her oldest daughter, Em. And so none of this, right, my family visiting me, none of this is mentioned in the memoir. And I think when you are so far from home, like having pieces from home is just so important. Yeah, it was just a very interesting omission.

There are photos of her father cooking with local Zambian women and also photos of him, Sophie, and her oldest daughter, Em. And so none of this, right, my family visiting me, none of this is mentioned in the memoir. And I think when you are so far from home, like having pieces from home is just so important. Yeah, it was just a very interesting omission.

There are photos of her father cooking with local Zambian women and also photos of him, Sophie, and her oldest daughter, Em. And so none of this, right, my family visiting me, none of this is mentioned in the memoir. And I think when you are so far from home, like having pieces from home is just so important. Yeah, it was just a very interesting omission.

So for her first, the first organization that she was at, so GEMS, which we've talked about at length. So she does in that and that friend's blog, the letter that she posts, she says, this is my address and where I'm at. You can send the money to the kind of North American GEMS HQ location. They'll route it to me. And she specifically says that she needs eight thousand dollars for a car.

So for her first, the first organization that she was at, so GEMS, which we've talked about at length. So she does in that and that friend's blog, the letter that she posts, she says, this is my address and where I'm at. You can send the money to the kind of North American GEMS HQ location. They'll route it to me. And she specifically says that she needs eight thousand dollars for a car.

So for her first, the first organization that she was at, so GEMS, which we've talked about at length. So she does in that and that friend's blog, the letter that she posts, she says, this is my address and where I'm at. You can send the money to the kind of North American GEMS HQ location. They'll route it to me. And she specifically says that she needs eight thousand dollars for a car.

and $3,000 for Em's schooling for a year. Now, from what I do know is for a lot of these organizations is you can actually send funding to missionaries to support them. The ticket items are just interesting. I certainly understand education. And from the pictures that we saw, it did look like Em went to a very, very good school.

and $3,000 for Em's schooling for a year. Now, from what I do know is for a lot of these organizations is you can actually send funding to missionaries to support them. The ticket items are just interesting. I certainly understand education. And from the pictures that we saw, it did look like Em went to a very, very good school.

and $3,000 for Em's schooling for a year. Now, from what I do know is for a lot of these organizations is you can actually send funding to missionaries to support them. The ticket items are just interesting. I certainly understand education. And from the pictures that we saw, it did look like Em went to a very, very good school.