Exposed Quotes

“Missionaries are dreamers. They don’t consider a career in missions to make money, as there is no money to be made! Instead they find themselves with an itch that just needs to be scratched.”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“He was wandering around the campus of the University of Illinois and heard a commotion from one of the buildings. Curious by nature, he wandered through the door and found himself in a big hall filled with hundreds of booths manned by attractive young women and men. The booths had big signs proclaiming the names of organizations that served all around the world in various ministries. Not having a background in church, Peter didn’t understand what was going on. But when a pretty girl asks for your name and introduces herself, a lack of understanding becomes secondary!”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“Missionaries aren’t just crazy religious nuts! Well, maybe some are, but they all have a dream that motivates them, a vision of what, through their efforts, is meant to be. I think it’s probably true that everyone has had dreams that are unique to them. Most forgot their dreams as they grew older and take on more responsibilities raising families and pursuing careers. For some people who do remember, hard as they try to forget, their dreams haunt them at night. These are the dreamers who thought that they could be the ones to change the world! Peter was such a dreamer. Here is his story.”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“I still am amazed at how it all came together. A lanky naïve Mennonite farm boy from the prairies of Canada falling in love with a world wise, beautiful southern girl from Central Florida sounds like a fairy tale! I remember the first time I laid eyes on her… there was just no way in the world that someone as beautiful as her would even notice me. Little did I know that she was having the same thoughts about me. For the life of me I had no idea what she saw in me and still don’t. I count my blessings daily and live in fear that I will be unmasked!”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“My first real trip out of the country was flying alone out of Winnipeg, landing in the Twin Cities to switch planes, and finally arriving in Miami. Going from negative 30 degree winter weather to the heat and humidity of South Florida was a shock to my Canadian senses, but I was ready for an adventure. One week later, I climbed out of a small Cessna 206 in the middle of the Amazon jungle that’s called the green hell! A month of living the missionary life on the Orinoco River in Venezuela convinced me that my future lay in this lifestyle.”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“This book will expose how I fell into that trap, and how God rescued me and empowered me to return to ministry. Now I am ministering from a healthier place than I’ve ever known in the past. Join me, won’t you?”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true. Ralph Waldo Emerson Dreams are funny things.  Some people get lost in them, daydreaming their days away.  Daredevils take crazy chances to try and experience their dreams in reality, only to crash and burn.  Many people reminisce about their dreams, convinced that accomplishing them is all but impossible.  But some people live their dreams every day. Missionaries are among the few in the world who pursue their dreams with abandon.  They dream of changing the world for the better and are willing to sacrifice most anything in pursuit of that dream.”
― Franz Martens, Exposed: The untold story of what missionaries endure and how you can make all the difference in whether they remain in ministry.