Missionaries: What is the most important thing...

Im afraid of getting in the way....to be brutally honest.

How do we do a visit without becoming a hindrance to your work?

Ive tried to go on a couple missions trips when I was younger and didn't have children yet, but they never worked out. I can't wait to be able to go myself!

 

Amen! There was that rare exception, though

A lady wanted to give her grandson a high school graduation present. Since he was in karate, a trip to Japan was in the cards. I had to pick them up at the airport (3 hours away), pay the tolls and gas on the trip, keep them in our tiny 4 room Yokohama apt. (that got old to them fast), find a karate school in Tokyo for the kid to work out at, apologize to the unsuspecting Japanese office workers she offended, find a place for them to stay down in Tokyo, guide them by train to the above mentioned places. Missionaries are not tour guides.

Up here in Hokkaido we have a much bigger place for much cheaper. We recently had a wonderful visit from three ladies in a supporting church who truly wanted to know about our ministry.

 

Missioinaries are ministers (servants) too. We all enjoy visitors and love seeing God work in their lives. It is a "lot" of extra work, but, in the long run very rewarding. Someone needs to tell groups that come over for a missions trip they need to cover "all" the expense they created for the missionary. If possib;e add a little for the needed vacation the wife and kids will need afterward. Amen?

I have some very good experiences with groups. Far more good than bad. I have little to complain about.

 

Amen. We only had the one bad experience, but we have had people come (including both sets of parents) 6 other times with wonderful fellowship.