Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Commandments for Mission Trips




1. Always remember that the primary function of a short-term team is to learn, and not to help.

2. Always defer to the long-term missionaries, even when thou dost not agree with them.

3. Leave all they agendas at home before thou arrivest on the mission field.

4. Be prepared to spend large amounts of time doing nothing, for thus verily is the way of the mission field.

5. Be careful to obey in all details, the security rules and advice of the project which thou visitest.

6. Be both attentive and accurate in the communication with the mission base before they visit.

7. Be careful to pay for all the expenses of thy visit.

8. Take great care in thy giving and spending, lest thou appearest to be filthy rich.

9. Be careful to respect the doctrinal and theological views of the project which thou visitest.

10. Keep thy word in regards to follow-up activities.

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(from Paul Cull, leader of Projeto Casa Esperanza in Brazil)

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