Staying Home Might be More Effective
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Have you considered that staying at home might be more strategic for the fulfilling of the Great Commission?
 
What if you have a heart for missions but are pursuing a degree that won’t naturally lead you to a traditional missionary role?  You’re not thinking big enough; many tasks need to be completed to get one person to the mission field.  Behind-the-scenes jobs are integral to what God is doing.  God needs every role to be used for His plans. 
 
Lawyers for example, can donate time to aid missionaries going to the field (and on the field) with practical help (assets, wills, law advice, etc.).  Psychologists can give time to aid missionaries with inner struggles and wounds, helping them find closure to problems before going overseas.
 
Here’s a scenario: Walking in your neighborhood, you notice a house is on fire.  What do you do?  You might be able to put out a small kitchen fire, but isn’t this task too big for yourself alone?  What’s the most effective thing to do?  Call for help!  Is missions any different?  Those who stay home should be recruiting and challenging others to find their God-given role too. 
 
Let me end with this: you can’t go unless you’re willing to stay, but you can’t stay unless you’re willing to go.  This takes your personal agenda out of the equation and forces you to lay your plans at the foot of the cross.  We’re ALL called to do our part to help fulfill the Great Commission.  The question is not if you will join, but where.