Comments on: How Effective Are Short-Term Mission Trips?

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:06:03 +0000

Hi Stacy, Praise God for such a blessing! A great example of listening for God’s direction and filling a genuine need in His name. Sometimes actions speak louder than words, especially in the mission field.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:05:57 +0000

I completely agree with you. I recently got back from a short term mission trip in Mexico where we helped a local church build a church building (they had been having church under a tarp in the pastors yard). It was very rewarding, and since the people from the town saw us working beside and hand in hand with them, they saw that we cared about them, and they opened up to us more than they would have if we were just walking around their town shouting. We recently got word that the church has tripled in size and is so large that they have three church services every Sunday! Praise the Lord!

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:15:29 +0000

Hi Carrie, I agree that the attitude should be the same for both short and long-term mission groups. Hopefully groups will learn to be more open to God’s direction on ministry in foreign cultures.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:04:27 +0000

I whole-heartedly agree with your post. I wish there was not such a disconnect in the way of thinking from those that want to do STMs and the LTMs in the field. I am constantly amazed with STMs who want to “serve” but do it THEIR way.