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10 Ways to Encourage Missionaries

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Mark Rogers recently posted an article on The Gospel Coalition Blog with a list of 10 ways to encourage missionaries based on responses he got from missionaries themselves. Read the full article here.

1. Pray for them and let them know that you are doing so frequently.

2. Send “real mail.”

3. Pray for the people the missionaries serve and not only for the missionaries and their families.

4. Recruit others to pray for the missionary’s area of service (city, people group, etc.) or for the missionaries themselves.

5. Go visit them with the purpose of serving and encouraging them in their work.

6. Send them updates and pictures of you and your family (by mail or email).

7. Ask questions about their work.

8. Continue to be a Christian friend and continue to minister to them.

9. Support them financially.

10. Seek to encourage them when they are on stateside assignment.

Remember that missions is not just about praying, giving, and going, but also about supporting those we have sent.