Wisdom from Down Under

“As a summer/student missionary, I flew into Australia with a lot of luggage. I had summer stuff for the orientation in California, winter stuff for Australia and a variety of materials and paraphernalia to use. I even took two Bibles!

“The Australians who met me at the airport and saw my backpack and suitcases said, “Well, that isn’t bad for an American.” I really felt that I was justified in bringing all my stuff. You know what? I needed little of it.

“In the same way we go to missions assignments with baggage—misconceptions, fears, perhaps even a shaky faith—and it will load us down. Perhaps you are sad about leaving family and friends. Maybe you have trouble witnessing. You need to lay it all at the feet of Christ, and then stand up to serve Him unencumbered by the baggage of this world.”

—student worker

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