I recently had a long brunch with a man whose parents moved to Thailand 50 years ago to make disciples and train leaders. He has been passed the torch. He has dozens of Thai men and women he has trained and together they are still making disciples, training leaders, and planting churches. What a privilege to hear his heart. After my wife and I spent several hours with him delving for wisdom, we walked away confirmed in many thoughts, as well as challenged in other ways. Whereas we were asking advice for moving to France as missionaries, most of the advice he gave applies to us all as we are all "On mission with God".
I have condensed my notes from our meeting below:
For Missionaries/Church Planters/Disciple Makers:
1. Everything takes time
2. Relationships are for a lifetime and sometimes take a lifetime
3. The word "mission" has lost its meaning
4. The longer you are in a place, the more you prove you are not going anywhere else. You go from being "on...
