Comments on: The benefits of Mission trips http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/ only wonder understands... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: baggas http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-159125 baggas Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:42:12 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-159125 Hey Cam good luck on your trip. I would imagine agricultural skills would be a huge asset to be used in the African setting - the hard part is often just finding a place to use them and making the necessary connections. I hope this trip really gets that ball rolling for you guys. And kudos for taking your little guy - I think it's great to start exposing kids to what the 2/3 world is like from a young age - hopefully it will make them appreciate how good their life is and also start to awaken a desire to help others. Of course 19 months is too young to really learn those lessons (as are age 3 and 6 - my boy's ages) but starting to sow those seeds at a young age is a good thing. People will say you're crazy taking kids over there but ignore them. One question though - what are you doing for Malaria prophylaxis at his age? Lariam 1/4 strength? Anyway I'm excited to hear about your trip. I pray that God blesses you and uses you guys as a result. Make sure you blog about your experiences there. I'll be interested to hear - lately I've been involved in (well mostly just observing at this stage) a conversation about possible mission opportunities in Mozambique so it'll be great to hear another perspective on the place.. Take care. Hey Cam good luck on your trip. I would imagine agricultural skills would be a huge asset to be used in the African setting - the hard part is often just finding a place to use them and making the necessary connections. I hope this trip really gets that ball rolling for you guys.

And kudos for taking your little guy - I think it’s great to start exposing kids to what the 2/3 world is like from a young age - hopefully it will make them appreciate how good their life is and also start to awaken a desire to help others. Of course 19 months is too young to really learn those lessons (as are age 3 and 6 - my boy’s ages) but starting to sow those seeds at a young age is a good thing. People will say you’re crazy taking kids over there but ignore them.

One question though - what are you doing for Malaria prophylaxis at his age? Lariam 1/4 strength?

Anyway I’m excited to hear about your trip. I pray that God blesses you and uses you guys as a result. Make sure you blog about your experiences there. I’ll be interested to hear - lately I’ve been involved in (well mostly just observing at this stage) a conversation about possible mission opportunities in Mozambique so it’ll be great to hear another perspective on the place..

Take care.

]]> By: Cam http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-159119 Cam Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:04:35 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-159119 Good stuff baggas - the issues of money v experience is always worth pondering over and over. It ensures that your motivations and intentions are correct. In the end I agree wholeheartedly with the text you posted - there is always more than a project in isolation - the mere effciency of getting a project done. Involvement in a project reaches through time to impact other projects and ultimately lives. We are leaving on Sunday for a trip to Malawi and Mozambique. Partly to visit our sponser child, partly to investigate how our skills (agriculture, physiotherapy) could be used in the future, and partly to visit and encourage some people we know living and working there. We are taking our little fella with us (19 months) so that will be interesting. I pray that your trip is a success in many different ways. cam Good stuff baggas - the issues of money v experience is always worth pondering over and over. It ensures that your motivations and intentions are correct. In the end I agree wholeheartedly with the text you posted - there is always more than a project in isolation - the mere effciency of getting a project done. Involvement in a project reaches through time to impact other projects and ultimately lives.
We are leaving on Sunday for a trip to Malawi and Mozambique. Partly to visit our sponser child, partly to investigate how our skills (agriculture, physiotherapy) could be used in the future, and partly to visit and encourage some people we know living and working there. We are taking our little fella with us (19 months) so that will be interesting.
I pray that your trip is a success in many different ways.

cam

]]> By: Bob http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-158995 Bob Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:12:18 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-158995 Excellent outlook. Our church is adding something to a mission trip this year for those who stay at home. We have pictures of those going for prayer, and we are writing a note so that each night they are gone, they will get a note of encouragement from other brothers and sisters in Christ. I'll be praying for you as you go. I tried to talk to my own doctor to have him consider a mission trip to Africa after he had returned from a safari there. I will be looking forward to your comments about the trip and sharing them with him. I would love for you two to meet some day. Excellent outlook. Our church is adding something to a mission trip this year for those who stay at home. We have pictures of those going for prayer, and we are writing a note so that each night they are gone, they will get a note of encouragement from other brothers and sisters in Christ.

I’ll be praying for you as you go. I tried to talk to my own doctor to have him consider a mission trip to Africa after he had returned from a safari there. I will be looking forward to your comments about the trip and sharing them with him. I would love for you two to meet some day.

]]> By: Beki http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-158803 Beki Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:31:07 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2007/06/27/the-benefits-of-mission-trips/#comment-158803 It is interesting that Haiti was used as the short term missions trip location. You might enjoy checking out www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com. It is the blog of a missionary family in Haiti. One, it is about some very real, down to earth missionaries. Two, their children are very much involved in their missions work. And three, their oldest daughter has learned on the job some some basic medical skills like stiches, absess repair, and amputations! She is only 16 years old! Their blog is amazing and includes incredible pictures of the beautiful people of Haiti. They also share in a very honest way their triumphs and their struggles as they follow where God is leading them! Enjoy! It is interesting that Haiti was used as the short term missions trip location. You might enjoy checking out http://www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com. It is the blog of a missionary family in Haiti. One, it is about some very real, down to earth missionaries. Two, their children are very much involved in their missions work. And three, their oldest daughter has learned on the job some some basic medical skills like stiches, absess repair, and amputations! She is only 16 years old! Their blog is amazing and includes incredible pictures of the beautiful people of Haiti. They also share in a very honest way their triumphs and their struggles as they follow where God is leading them!

Enjoy!

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