It Has Been While

I have not written anything new in quite some time. I will admit to you that I have not written due to fear. I am not being followed by the CIA, that I know of, and I am in no physical danger. But ever since my wife and I began our deputation (also known as fund raising) we have found ourselves under attack.

I will not say that it is Satan, but I will say that Satan has used the embattled field of Christianity to make our lives censored on every level. The saying goes, "missionaries cannot have opinions." Why is that you ask? I am happy to tell you.

As a missionary in the independent fundamental world, when we are asked to come to a church to share our ministry, they are expecting us to be exactly like them. And why not? They are independent and do not want to support someone who does not follow their certain brand of independentness. The problem is that when we leave that church and go tot he next, we find a different independent church that may have different views than the other, yet still desire us to have their same brand. How is one ever to succeed in such a system?

The simple answer is to not have an opinion. You see, the majority of these churches share the same major beliefs. It is the opinions about things that they differ. Women waring pants, TV, etc are where you find the disagreements. Sadly, a if a missionary ever shares his opinion, then he opens himself up to being asked to leave being rejected, or losing support. It is much easier to just never say anything.

This is the reason I have not written anything. Not that there are many people who actually read this, but with money being so tight, churches already having larger issues about having missionaries, it has been easier to never talk about anything and not risk losing support.

I will write more tomorrow I am sure. And once I begin to share my heart, if you have read this, I encourage you to have your friends and family read this. Please ask your pastor to do so. Why? Because I will share with you, honestly, how a missionary feels.