News from the Field? Ugh

Old way Christendom churches passed on to pass on news from missionarys:
"Here is some news from the mission field."

New way that Missional Churches and Christians should pass on similar news:
"Here is some news and ways to pray from a friend of ours doing the same thing across the globe that we're trying to do in Gainesville."

Feel the difference? Less catchy, but much more Biblical.
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PROVISION:
Currently we're looking for three apartments to live in this year - a 4 bedroom, a 3 bedroom, and a 2 bedroom, each furnished, and all within walking distance. Anyone who has looked for housing in a university city in September knows the difficulty before us. Currently we're working with four real estate agents and 5 websites, and the local newspaper listings come out today.

WISDOM:
Since this is the first time there are more than four of us on campus together, we are discussing how we should identify ourselves. How do we know each other (11 people from 6 different countries)? Why are we in the country together? This discussion involves a lot of complexity- the dangers of presenting ourselves fully as missionaries and, on the other hand, the impropriety of misleading people.