Ask a Missionary - Catch The Fire

A: Yes. Trust God for all your financial needs.
My husband and I have been with a faith mission for thirty-two
years. We have never been without all that we need. Has our support
always been 100 percent? Perhaps not for what we wanted, but
always for what we needed.
Many mission agencies allow you to go to your assigned
country with 80 percent of your financial support raised. You may
think, I just can’t go unless I have raised 100 percent of my support;
otherwise, how will I make ends meet? If that’s your concern, then
you may trust more in money than in God, who promised to provide
all you need.
Some see their support jump to 100 percent after they leave
their home country. God wants to know if we are willing to obey
him and trust him to provide. The time is short, and so many people
need to hear the good news. Don’t limit God. Do your part: share
the ministry and stay in contact with all the people God leads you to
write or call. Then leave the rest to him.
Don’t allow the pressures of fundraising to build so that you’re
begging God to let you go to your assigned country. Pray and move
ahead. God will provide all you need, either by moving in the hearts of
his people to support you, or he will provide in other practical ways.
Answer from Carol, who has served with TEAM for thirty-two years in Sri
Lanka, India, and the Persian Gulf.
Paid Off and Debt Free
Another obstacle that many prospective missionaries face is
financial debt. If you are in training now, here are solutions for
minimizing school debt. If you already owe money, read on to
learn ways to deal with debt on your journey into missions.
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