Commissioned and Carried One Church's Example of Sending Field Workers Well
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Sending missionaries overseas does not look like it used to. My church did not stand ashore and wave goodbye as I boarded a ship with all my belongings packed in a coffin. These days, sending missionaries well translates into supporting and serving them on a regular basis. My church supports and serves me and my fellow field workers through regular check-ins, care coaches, a field office and guesthouses on the field, equipping opportunities, virtual meetings, elder support, stateside care, and their all-star advocacy teams. Over the years, my church has learned these effective practices to carry us and our burdens as we all persevere on the mission together. And yet they admit that sometimes they falter.
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