Someone who go it right on mission trips. - Developing countries do not need short-term heroes. They need long-term partners. And if your group just wants to be a hero for a week, then you may be doing more harm than good. - If at the end of your trip you say, “I am so thankful for what I have, because they have so little.” You have missed the whole point. You’re poor, too. But maybe you’re hiding behind all your stuff. There is material poverty, physical poverty, spiritual poverty and systemic poverty. We all have to acknowledge our own brokenness and deep need for God before we can expect to serve others. - Don’t Do a Job People Can Do for Themselves. - You Don’t Have to Fly in an Airplane to Serve the Poor. Read more at relevantmagazine/reject-apathy/things-no-one-tells-you-about-going-short-term-mission-trips#vBuAYyAOMldy0pTZ.99
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:51:07 +0000
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