After reading Part 3, pages 150 – 201, please comment below with your response to the following questions.
- Think about a short-term mission trip (one or two weeks) that you have been involved with in some capacity as a team member, planner, financial or prayer supporter, etc. If you have not been personally involved with such a trip, then think of a short-term trip with which you are familiar. If possible, think of a trip that was designed to minister to materially poor people. Write short answers to the following questions.
- What were some of the perceived benefits of the trip? Consider all the stakeholders involved, including the team members, the sending church or organization, the hosts, and the communities or individuals served.
- Can you think of any negative impacts of this trip? Again, consider all the stakeholders.
- What factors caused you to live in your current neighborhood?