Missionary Mindset

For the past few years, I have been reading about friendship, and asking myself what qualities I look for in a friend. This has been an informative, but at times frustrating, exercise. Lately, though, I've been reading the memoirs of missionary wives, and in their sincere desire for a friend, the only quality they really care about is someone who speaks English. Having similar theology is a bonus, as is being in the same season of life (single, married, motherhood), but that is secondary to simply speaking English. Maybe when we have so many choices, we set our sights too high.