Why do We Romanticize Foreign Missions?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

Yes and I'm there are home missionaries who move to California from the east coast away from family or friends. I know some actually. I guess its a matter of being 3 K miles away or 7K miles away. Sacrifices are abound for sure in the missionary field, at home or abroad.

I always wondered why there wasn't a system like foreign missions for Home missions in the UPC. However recent developments are showing some signs of it developing. The UPC (not sure about other orgs) tend to use the mother-daughter work concept. I wonder what would happen if churches used the same setup for missionaries? I suppose churches would not be able to support as many as they do.

It's not exactly the same thing. A man who is UPC and moves to Ca to start a church will have other brothers there to lean on, moves to an area that is still American in culture

BTW there is a system for home missions

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

It's not exactly the same thing. A man who is UPC and moves to Ca to start a church will have other brothers there to lean on, moves to an area that is still American in culture

BTW there is a system for home missions

Are you saying that the culture is the same in every area of America? What is American culture anyway? America is a union of many different cultures. And missionaries go and usually find a group of believers they can lean on. For instance there are other missionaries there. I know of few countries that only have one set and MK's as I understand it look to ther MK's for fellowship, as they don't have an American church youth group. Missionaries of different denominations usually speak to each other more there also.

I mentioned there was a system for home missions developing and it is ever changing (however many choose the daughter work concept). Daughter missionaries might work also. However it is not as developed as foreign missions, would you not agree?