Short-term mission

All over the world, missionaries are sent out to live among people as missionaries, and share with them the news about Jesus Christ. My grandpa, Marv Lindstedt, was one of those people for almost 40 years, in the Philippines. He did amazing things, and many people continue to do it while he is away. But that is not the only way one can serve. We are not all called to become full-time missionaries, which is why short-term missionaries are important.

The Baptist General Conference says this about short-term mission trips, " BGC International Ministries has career missionaries serving on 18 world fields. Exciting things are happening! God has opened many doors, and the opportunities before us are numerous. Our career staff, together with national Christians, cannot possibly do it all. Short-termers can make a valuable contribution to the work. In recent years the ministry on a number of our fields has been propelled forward thanks to the good work of short-term missionaries."

Nett Lake is a short-term mission trip, however, we keep returning, so in a way it is a long-term one as well. I got a call a yesterday from two of the girls at the reservation, asking when we would be coming up again. It was so nice to hear from them, and so encouraging to know that they really truly love us and want us to come back.