Misssionaries With God Complexes

[Sherri]

Boy, I'm glad I didn't see this thread until just now. I would have been seething all day! I spent all day making a video collage for a missions Sunday service, and getting ready to do Christmas shoeboxes for a missions work in Belize, and researching how to ship a container of supplies/textbooks to Africa. When you start insulting missionaries, you really get under my skin!!!

Until you've lived in a third world country for years, you have no right to criticize anything a missionary does or says, as long as it's ethical and moral. If (from what I understand without reading the entire thread) you are referring to Sis. Alvear, then I will come out fighting. These are precious people who have done without things that we would consider necessities, to bring the gospel to a place you wouldn't want to live.

I stayed in their home in Brazil and I will tell you that they live what they talk. They are totally sold out to their country of calling, and they love God with all their hearts. They live in constant danger, but with joy in their hearts. I don't care if she gets on here or FB or wherever and talks about their needs in Brazil - it's legitimate and I will send them whatever I can to help. And I would make the same statements about America that you mentioned......we are spoiled beyond measure and most Americans have no idea what goes on in other countries.

I just stood in Kenya this June and watched high school seniors whoop and holler and cheer because we were giving each of them a brand new pencil with an eraser. I cried as I thought about our kids here who get upset if they don't have the newest Ipod or phone.

I honor all missionaries who serve unselfishly. I wish God had called me to be one; nothing would have excited me more. But I guess He called me to be a supply, and I will do that to the best of my ability.

There, I'm done ranting for now.........