Sunday, February 25,
I interviewed a missionary to Africa, during his recent
visit to West Texas. We discussed missions in general and his specific calling
to a nomadic unreached people group. The set of questions that guided our discussion
were as follows:
1.
Tell me your story. How did you end up
where you are and why Chad, Africa?
2.
What are you doing to prepare to
minister specifically to the people to which you are called?
3.
What are some practical things you are
doing now so that you will be able to minister in Africa, e.g. funding,
language, etc.?
4.
Can you look back on your life and see
events or periods, perhaps even undesirable, that God was clearly using to
prepare you for missions in Africa?
5.
What are some essential overarching
qualities and characteristics of a missionary no matter where they serve?
a. What
are some that are specific to your mission field?
6.
What advice would you give to someone
considering foreign missions now?
7.
Are there new doors of opportunity in
Chad and among the people to which you are called that might not have existed
in previous years?
8.
What are the barriers you will face in
Chad?
9.
What is the governing goal or purpose
of global missions, i.e. is missions an end in itself or a means to an end?
10. How
can local churches see themselves as partners with you and other like-minded
people around the world even though they may not even know them personally?
