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Gena Thomas served as a missionary in northern Mexico for over four years with her husband, Andrew.

She has two children, works at a Christian nonprofit that seeks to empower the Church to empower the economic poor, and writes as often as she can. She holds a masters in International Development.

You'll find her most active on Twitter. She is currently working on her second book, Separated by the Border, about fostering a little girl who was separated from her parents at the U.S.-Mexico border in the fall of 2017.
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Chapter 1 of A Smoldering Wick

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What People are Saying about A Smoldering Wick

"The book has encouraged me to take a big step back and examine everything in terms of our work in Nicaragua: my motives, my god-complex, my savior complex, my definition of poverty, and especially how I talk to others about the work we'll do and how we 'market' it for financial supporters."

-Anna Ross, missionary
"A Smoldering Wick should be required reading for anyone participating in a short-term mission trip whether it's across the street or to the other side of the world. As an African, I have seen first-hand the damaging consequences of ill-conceived trips on receiving communities, and we must do better than this. Gena Thomas makes a comprehensive and insightful contribution to this effort and does so with grace and humility."

-Craig Stewart, The Warehouse
"For those of us who know that the crisis facing Western missions is every bit as much a matter of theology as it is sustainability, this book is a true gift. As only a careful and seasoned practitioner could, Gena Thomas has written a book that belongs to a small but growing collection of resources that are vital for helping us develop a new vision and practice for participating in God's global mission."

-JR Rozko, Missio Alliance