Contrary to the opinion of too many people involved in world missions today, Pre-Field Ministry or "Deputation," as it has been referred to for years, is not a "necessary evil." Some people say Pre-Field Ministry is a waste of time and money. Others consider it a drudgery to be endured only as a means to a greater end, that of "getting to the field."

What is Pre-Field Ministry? It is a wonderful opportunity for the missionary to challenge churches with the burden God has given him/her to reach a particular segment of "the regions beyond." It is a time to learn to trust the Lord of the Harvest to meet spiritual, emotional and material needs. It is a time when the missionary appointee can learn to follow the day-by-day, often moment-by-moment, leadership of the Holy Spirit as He unfolds a personal and particular path to the mission field. Today, as in the first century, the Holy Spirit is the Administrator of this spiritual activity... Read More.

Throughout Scripture we find examples of people who spent most of their lives in countries other than their homelands, investing their lives for God. Abraham left his home on a pilgrimage of faith toward a far country known only to God. Joseph, through circumstances that he never would have chosen, was greatly used of God in an alien land. Ezekiel and Daniel were prophets in a distant land during a time of exile. Great women such as Ruth and Esther also had an impact for God far from their homes. All through redemptive history God selected people to serve Him in places other than their homelands.

In John chapter one we see four dynamics concerning Jesus, the prototype of God's foreigner, Who epitomizes the cost and privilege of leaving home to bring salvation to those who have not heard... Read More.