Over the years more and more missionaries have been going
overseas and spreading the message of God. Although this is a great help to the
command from God to make disciples of all nations, it was become harder and
harder for missionaries to raise support. As the Law of Demand states, the more
of something that there is the less amount of money it will cost. Even though
this is loosely applicable to missionaries I think that I am presenting a valid
theory when I say. Due to the high amount of missionaries that churches may
support, will cause the churches to have less to give to each missionary in
order to support another missionary family. So the more missionaries there are
the less money there is to give them, just like the Law of Demand. Missionaries
often join agencies in order to get tips on financial support and in many cases
help with financial aid. “Agencies
usually require you to raise your own financial support. However, they guide
you in this process, giving you materials to give to potential supporters and
helping you describe what you'll be doing. Once you're accepted by the agency,
they provide your supporters with tax-deductible receipts.”
Not only do missionaries have to raise support for
themselves and their families, for the amount of time that they are overseas,
from expenses such as; schooling, to groceries and gas money. Many missionaries
have projects to plant and build up churches, or schools and this is where the
money and economics of the country in which they are in comes in extremely
handy. For example if a family is in a country in which has multiple churches
that are teaching God’s word then there is no point in using their money to
attempt to expand it when it is already there. The economics of the country
ultimately decides whether a project is feasible or not. If the economy is plummeting
to the ground and there is point investing in a property or land, then it does
not matter if your home country had a good economy because that it not where
you are.
Although the prices among the missionary field such as salaries
and plantations, may vary depending on the mission organisation that one is
with, the pricing of building or starting a church is still something that
missionaries have to consider deeply before developing.
I would like to build an orphanage/school wherever God calls
me, to do this I have to not only understand the economics of the country that
He has chosen for me. But I have to find the best possible way to use the aid
that I am receiving in a way that will make it stretch out so that it works for
maintaining my family and also giving me enough to develop the project. God calls us to be careful with our riches here on earth,
and that is something that many people forget.
Source:
http://www.askamissionary.com/question/3
