"I sat in on the board meeting of a group of churches as they discussed their strategy for missions. I had to bite my tongue when they said that the whole of what they were going to do was try and get everyone in their congregation to go serve for a week or two on a short trip.
Where is the part where we teach children about the people of the world? When do we pray with the young people so they can ask God if they are called to be a missionary? When do we say to a child who feels called to the mission field, 'Yes, okay, we will train you, and pray with you, and spiritually prepare you for a life of sacrifice and simplicity'?"
-- Gracia Burnham
(Quote taken from this interview.)
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