“Men and Women of courage wanted for a lifetime* commitment* of difficult* and un-fruitful ministry. You will spend the best years of your life living out the Gospel among immoral and unresponsive* people...people who think they are already saved.
Your children may suffer*, you may lose your health, you will live simply and be financially unrewarded…
Come and join us!”
Lifetime means until you are gray-haired, hard of hearing, even wobbly.
Commitment means to come now and be willing to stay through your 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's. Maybe you can go home in your 70's, although by then you won't want to.
Difficult means you may not like your team leader, but you'll still need to honor him or her. You may be annoyed having to live in the city, but that's where the people tend to go. You may hate the food and the dust, and you may not be welcomed and liked by the people you have come to serve and witness to.
Unresponsive means you may not see hardly anyone coming to Christ. Like Jeremiah, you will not be considered a "success" by the Western Church's standards.
Suffer - your children may have stones thrown at them, have their things stolen, be hit by their national teachers, possibly be sexually abused if you are not watching constantly, 24/7. They may be bothered by demonic attacks if you are not on guard praying for them and teaching them how to be on guard..."alert at all times." They won't have money for college and the transition back to their passport country will be horrible.
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