Source: AskaMissionary.com
What do would-be missionaries want to know? What would you tell them? The following are among the most popular questions on AskaMissionary.com, where you’ll find more than 150 questions with 500+ answers.
- How can I know if God is leading me to become a missionary?
- What is the first step toward becoming a missionary?
- What types of training should I consider?
- Should I skip a degree and go into missions now?
- What can I do in missions with my professional skills or college major?
- Why do many missionaries join agencies? How do I select an agency?
- Why do some missionaries serve independent from an agency?
- How much money should a missionary raise, and how long should it take?
- Is there any way other than begging for support?
- How can I raise prayer and financial support?
- Should I, as a single person, go overseas now or get married first?
- Can a couple with small children make it to the field?
- What unexpected obstacles or doubts did you experience in becoming a missionary?
- What do missionaries wish they had known before they first went?
- What does day-to-day life look like on the field? What is a typical day for a missionary?
» Visit AskaMissionary.com. Maybe you have a good question or helpful answer to contribute. (Disclosure, I’m one of the editors!)
» Readers might also be interested in the 2010 “best of” book, Ask a Missionary: Time-Tested Answers From Those Who’ve Been There, edited by John McVay.