As most of you know a few months ago I went to the Philippines for two weeks. I went with two other members of my church here in Summerville SC. We went to learn about goat raising and self-sufficiency programs in 3rd world countries. A few families from our church are wanting to move to Nicaragua to start self-sufficiency programs there like the one already going on in the Philippines.
Their are many reasons for doing this but it all comes back to spreading the Gospel. We want to teach people about God. These people are so poor they may not have eaten in a few days. Kind of makes it hard for them to listen to us. We don't just want to give them food because then they are relying on us to feed them and not themselves to work. Henry Ford said, "He that chops his own fire wood will be warmed twice." That is the idea of teaching them how to make a living instead of just giving them food for the rest of their lives. But by doing this it opens up the door for them to see that the church does care about them and wants to help them and makes them more open to hearing our message.
But back to the title of this note. I have been in contact with the missionary over there since I left and have thought about moving there. He believes that my family and I would be a huge assist to them and help the ministry grow in several ways. But if you were thinking about moving there what questions would you want to have answered before you signed the dotted line?
Please help us in this assist figuring this out.
Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
If you come up with a question please leave it on the comments, if you could help us in finding the answer to your question or others again that would be helpful.
And please pray that the choice becomes clear and God paves the way for our future in serving Him, doing whatever that may be, where-every that may be.
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