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We moved to a new town several months ago and started going to a new church. We like it for the most part, but they spend a lot of time talking about foreign missions and we aren't used to this. Are foreign missions still necessary?
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I know Christians are supposed to do good and help those in need, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed because there are so many problems in the world. What good can my few dollars do in the face of so much misery?
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I know I'm supposed to make my life count for Christ, and I really want to, but what can I do? I can't teach or anything like that. I'm just a carpenter, and while I try to help out by fixing things around our church, I know that's not very much.
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Our daughter participated in a mission project with our church this summer, helping construct a church in another country. She had a great time, and we don't want to throw cold water on her experience, but couldn't those people have built their own church without a bunch of unskilled teenagers from America trying to do it?
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I really want to serve Jesus, but I don't know how I can. I'm a single mother with three children, and I just don't have any extra time. My church offers things like volunteer opportunities and mission trips, but I can't even dream of them. Does God understand why I can't serve Him?
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In a few weeks, I'll be going to a foreign country as part of a high school summer missions project from our church. What advice would you give me so I can get the most out of this? I really believe God opened the door for me to go on this trip, but I'm not sure exactly why.
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I've decided it doesn't pay to be nice to needy people and give them money, because they're just taking advantage of you (as I've learned through bitter experience). I know this isn't a very Christian attitude, but we have to take care of our own families first, don't we?
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I volunteer several times a week in a homeless shelter our church supports, but I get very discouraged because it doesn't seem like we're making any progress. I'm about to give up. Why should we bother?
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How do you know when you ought to help someone and when it would be better to make them stand on their own two feet?
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I know the Bible says we ought to help the poor, and I guess I agree with that, but can't governments do this better than churches?
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I'm sure we ought to help people in poor countries, but is sending missionaries really the best way to help them?
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