http://www.dpiministries.org/2010/01/why-do-our-overseas-programs-work/ Seeking the Heart of the Father Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:22:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.dpiministries.org/2010/01/why-do-our-overseas-programs-work/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Matthew Moore Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:07:51 +0000 http://www.dpiministries.org/?p=696#comment-93 Great point Melissa. And ironically it is only over the long haul that real change can be affected. There is a saying at Compassion, "It took generations to get into poverty, it's going to take generations to get out." Great point Melissa. And ironically it is only over the long haul that real change can be affected. There is a saying at Compassion, “It took generations to get into poverty, it’s going to take generations to get out.”

]]> http://www.dpiministries.org/2010/01/why-do-our-overseas-programs-work/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Melissa Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:34:59 +0000 http://www.dpiministries.org/?p=696#comment-92 One other positive note about missions that I've heard expressed by a number of my colleagues (most of whom are not believers and actually don't think too highly of us) is that in many cases, missionaries are the only ones working in an area (nation, city, people group) and they usually stay in it for the long haul. Sure there is a lot happening right now in Haiti, but how much work will be going on six months or a year from now when the rebuilding process is still going on? One other positive note about missions that I’ve heard expressed by a number of my colleagues (most of whom are not believers and actually don’t think too highly of us) is that in many cases, missionaries are the only ones working in an area (nation, city, people group) and they usually stay in it for the long haul. Sure there is a lot happening right now in Haiti, but how much work will be going on six months or a year from now when the rebuilding process is still going on?

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