Caleb and Ciara Hutchins Just another weblog Field Fair 2008
What country should we go to? What tribe should we live in? What way should we minister? Questions like these are not easily answered. How can you choose one need over another? How can you make just one group of people your priority when there are so many tribes hopelessly lost?
Have you ever been to a job fair? Or been to a college fair when you were young? Imagine that, but with missionaries from around the world telling you the needs of lost people. Last Thursday and Friday we heard from representatives from 11 countries that New Tribes works in. We learned about every country, and every need. We were left with a sense of urgency for the task before us.
These are the countries represented at field fair
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Mozambique
- Guinea, West Africa
- Asia
The needs in these countries are overwhelming. Every country is practically begging for missionaries to help in the task of bringing the gospel to unreached tribes. Every country’s needs vary. Some countries, like Paraguay need only a few dozen more missionaries and the work will be complete. Others like the Philippines and Indonesia, need hundreds of missionaries immediately just to cover the basics. The needs range from Bible translator to mechanic, school teacher to pilot, government representative to dorm parent, supply buyer to doctor…and the list goes on.
We have been given a lot to think about these last few days, and a decision will not be easily reached, but we know each need and we can turn to God for guidance. Pray with us as we seek God’s will in our future destination. In the next year we will be deciding which country to live in, and which ministry to fulfill.
For information on how to fill these needs with your skills on a short term basis, (6 months to 4 years) as an associate missionary, click here.
