Posts made in November, 2009
Should We Still Be Sending and Going?
The following article is reproduced with permission from Desiring God – a ministry of John Piper.
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While Ryan and his family prepared for long-term missions, he graciously gave his time as a volunteer for DG International Outreach. He brought tremendous skill and integrity to his work which bore wonderful fruit including this helpful post.
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As our family prepares to move overseas, we sometimes encounter this question in one form or another:
Is the Western missionary model still legitimate?”
The question stems from a variety of concerns and perspectives, but our basic answer must be “yes.” Even with the high cost of sending and recent shifts in the global Church, it is still strategic and fitting for Western missionaries to cross geographical and linguistic boundaries in the pursuit of new worshipers of Jesus.
