{"id":5484,"date":"2021-09-06T15:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T07:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3cmspace.com\/?p=5484"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T04:05:44","slug":"8-types-of-missionary-work-that-make-a-lasting-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3cmspace.com\/zh-hans\/8-types-of-missionary-work-that-make-a-lasting-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Types of Missionary Work That Make a Lasting Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missionary work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Upon hearing that phrase, a picture starts to form in our mind. Either we imagine playing in a village with little African children, giving food to the least of these, or building wells in a foreign country. However, the truth is that there is a much wider variety of different types of missionary work.<\/p>\n

While these aren\u2019t bad examples of what missions can look like, none of these matter if the gospel is not being shared right at the beginning. Mission work will not be effective unless you address both the spiritual and physical needs of a person.<\/p>\n

Mission work puts God first, then others, and finally the missionaries themselves. Missionaries realize that there is more so much more to life than just the here and now. Instead, they see the \u201ceternal perspective.\u201d Because of this, missionaries are able to do simple tasks and still make an impact that lasts while giving glory to God.<\/p>\n

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1. Early Childhood Education<\/h2>\n

This is probably one of the most common types of missionary work.\u00a0A lot of the time, you hear about missionaries working with children or being a\u00a0teacher in a foreign country<\/a>. Although those are different aspects of children ministries, it\u2019s more the process of loving children as Christ did.<\/p>\n

As Jesus said:<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.\u201d \u2013 Matthew 19:14<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God\u2019s heart went out to the children, just as ours should.\u00a0These children are our future<\/a>. These young individuals are the ones who are being raised up in a corrupt society, and it\u2019s our job in order to help them to realize the truth. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m the only one, but my life would be radically different if I were able to grasp God\u2019s love and truth at a young age.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrain up a child in the way he should go;\u00a0even when he is old he will not depart from it.\u201d \u2013 Proverbs 22:6<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I sometimes still picture missions as working with young children in order to raise up a generation that sees in the glory of God in everything.\u00a0We can only hope and pray that as we pour into them that God will work through them, and change the world through this next generation. That hope can only come true if there are missionaries who are willing to pour into these young souls.<\/p>\n

2. Social Justice<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s no secret that we live in a fallen world because there is evidence of this everywhere you look. Because of this pain, it opens many doors in order for\u00a0missionaries to come in and make an impact<\/a>. It\u2019s sad to hear about, but a lot of the time there is a multitude of injustice done in this world and they need help.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest injustices that we can see in the world is in the realm of sex trafficking. According to\u00a0Polaris,<\/a>\u00a0sex trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. Missionaries all over are trying to fight this fact. One of the best ways to fight it is by providing a way out, by giving the individuals trapped in trafficking freedom.<\/p>\n

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In this case, helping out those in sex trafficking doesn\u2019t look a certain way. There is a lot of avenues that can be taken in order to help save men, women, and children from this horrible outcome. Whether that be friendships with them in order to slowly get them out of the trade, knowing the signs in order to take note of the individuals who might be in the trade, or breaking through to the \u201cowners\u201d and giving the victim the one thing that they truly want: freedom.<\/p>\n

The truth is when you take these individuals out of sex trafficking, you are giving them their life back. You are helping them to see that they are more than just an object. And most of all, you are helping them take a stand.<\/p>\n

3. Business as Missions<\/h2>\n

Most of the time when we think about\u00a0business in missions<\/a>, we think of the cover that comes up so that people are able to get into a country. However, business is more of a platform in order to change the lives of the people in the country that you are. There are so many aspects that allow businesses to actually make a lasting impact.<\/p>\n

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