We recently had a discussion in our fellowship about the topic of a short term mission trip for one of our 18 year old kids. I opined that I was completely against it but we had not the time to discuss the motivation for my negativity. I was asked by a half a dozen or so people to explain, and I said I would blog my response so I didnt have to repeat it several times. I will do so soon.
Sincerely
J.
I've done several and will do one this summer. On my to do list is a report/project on short term missions as assisting long term ministries. My take is that they could be a blessing and after enough of them I can see the many ways they could be done for good or bad reasons. The key for me is that they assist in a long term mission setting, rather than act as the only point of contact for the ones who are being served.
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