Through Her Eyes


Through Her Eyes 
By Marti Smith 

 
A rare and much-needed resource for women  
in or considering long-term missions 
 
In addition to the difficult adjustments all missionaries face 
in a new culture, women serving in the Muslim world often 
have additional challenges: new roles and identities that 
are quite different from their old lives.  
 
In an effort to support and encourage women entering or 
already on the mission field, Through Her Eyes shares the 
personal experiences of two dozen women as they reveal 
the nuances of their everyday lives as missionaries in a 
foreign culture. Some are single, many are married and a 
number of them have children, but all provide a candid 
look at issues associated with living cross-culturally: 
dealing with loneliness, learning a new language, helping 
children adjust to the new culture, maintaining healthy 
marriages, and balancing ministry and family roles.  “After reading Through Her Eyes, 

I feel better equipped to 
encourage my worker friends 
living in North Africa, the Horn of 
Africa, and Central Asia. My 
special friend in North Africa is 
newer to the field, about ten 
months now. Our communication 
has changed since reading your 
book. As a sender, I feel I have 
better insight to her life and 
struggles. A new dimension of 
honest sharing on her part is 
happening.  
 
“I think she senses someone on 
this side of the world may 
understand what she is going 
through.” 

– Cheryl, Indiana 
 

 
Through Her Eyes offers an honest and insightful look 
at the challenges of being a woman in missions, 
providing much-needed encouragement from those 
who have stepped out in faith and found that God can 
indeed meet all their needs. 
 
About the Author 
Marti Smith has spent ten years as a research 
coordinator for the ministry of Caleb Project in 
Littleton, Colorado. She began collecting stories for 
this book while living and working with a church-
planting team in Central Asia.  
 
Publication date: June 2005 
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 5.5 by 8.5 inches 
ISBN: 1-932805-07-9  
Publisher: Authentic Media 
Retail price: $12.99 • Purchase for $10.39 from 
Caleb Project at www.calebproject.org/store. 
Through Her Eyes is also available from the publisher 
and www.amazon.com.  

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