What do missionaries do? Some take food to people who are hungry both physically and spiritually and dig wells in villages where kids think water comes from the sky or hauled buckets! Others visit prisoners or provide clinics miles and miles from a hospital. Many preach, teach and disciple in homes, churches, Bible Schools and seminaries, entrusting what they know to reliable men and women who will teach and disciple others. Some share their testimonies in cities while others travel to faraway places where there is no word for Jesus in the local language. Some serve by balancing budgets and finances so missionaries will have cars and enough petrol to fuel the vehicle, so they can be our Father’s Heart, Hands and Voice by simply driving into an area and smiling and waving at a bunch of kids who love an opportunity to yell, MZUNGU –Swahili for white person! Kids who will hopefully follow the missionary into the local Baptist church where they will learn about our Father!* * * Another Did you Know? Did you know the Lottie Moon Offering also provides the vehicles and petrol (currently over $5 per gallon in much of East Africa) for IMB missionaries!
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