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September - October 1994 Editorial Comment
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The Strategic Value of Foreign Missionaries by Ralph D. Winter Don't let anyone tell you that foreign missionaries are no longer affordable. Many thousands receive relatively less than 100 years ago in comparison to U.S. living standards today. Sure, everything costs more. But, foreign missionaries are the best bargain in the Christian kingdom. No matter what they cost, we need first to realize how necessary and desirable foreign missionaries are! Bob Finley is basically right when he says "costly foreign missionaries" ought not to be doing things which an abundance of "native" or "national" Christians can better do "ten times more…in the context of their own culture and language." However he is a bit careless if he suggests that such workers can go nearby to a different language and culture, and do far better work than foreign missionaries from afar. For example, Navajos are better missionaries (right now in 1994) in Mongolia, in Mexico with the Tarahumara, and in Norway with the Laplanders, than they ever [ FRONT PAGE ] [ MEET OUR STAFF ] [ USCWM ] |
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