rocketpig said:
sapphi_snake said:
mrstickball said:
JC could answer it a bit more exactly, but the answer is 'kinda'.
A missions trip primarily involves giving aid to people in a country that have a lack of it. For example, a lot of missions trips may be to help build an orphanage, or school, or take a group of doctors/nurses to a country that has a lack of medical care.
In addition to the aid, they try to share the message of Jesus with the people as well. Of course, they render aid/help regardless of belief, and will not discriminate against those that don't agree with them.
Most American churches support this kind of activity. The church I go to sponsors a local nurse to travel to Mozambique for 6 months out of the year to help with their medical care. They support 4 other missionaries, but that is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.
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In other words it's all a conversion ploy to prey on the poor people of third world countries.
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It's more than you're doing. I really doubt starving children care if they're handed a Bible and taught about Jesus Christ just so long as they get some fucking food to go along with it (or an education, medical care, etc etc etc).
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Thats the way I look at it.
As much as I want someone to know that Jesus loves them, and for them to know him in a personal way, it never has, nor ever will, get in the way of helping someone. I've helped out at church-based food pantries, homeless shelters, clothing centers, gathered items to give away to the needy, and helped cook food for the homeless/needy.
At times, do we tell them God loves them? Yes. The only way your going to have a problem with that is your someone like Sapphi that seems to think that any mention of religion needs to be abolished. It seems that America's 1st amendment shouldn't apply to him. Nevertheless, just like my freedom to say "Hey! Jesus loves you!", that same person can say "Hey! Fu*k Jesus!". He has the same rights I do. Situations like that have happened, and it doesn't stop a Christian from helping that person, or continuing to help others.
