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Will you spoil the native missionary by supporting him with American money? |
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The first thing we need to understand is that there is no such thing as American money. It is all God's money. If we are prosperous in America, it is so that we might wisely use what God has given us for the advancement of His Kingdom. Secondly, the support given to the indigenous missionaries is adjusted according to the average income of the population. If the average income in a country is $150 a month, then that is the support given. The support that is received provides no luxuries, but gives enough economic freedom so that the missionary might work full-time in the ministry. Thirdly, we do not hire men so that they might work in the mission field, but we support men who have already given themselves to the work and would continue whether they received outside help or not. Fourthly, we find this objection about spoiling native missionaries with a $100 a month salary amusing in light of the fact that some missionary board and denomination executives in the United States make over $100,000 in annual salary.
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