by Jeannie & Thad McGinnis*

...Mission is a two-way street. Most career missionaries come to that realization very quickly. What we have to offer is so tiny compared to what we receive, that it's almost embarrassing...  

I firmly believe that everybody has something to offer, no matter how wealthy or how poor. To do mission with the idea that we're going to give, give, give and go home satisfied with the amount of giving that we have done, is only doing it half-way. If we have this mentality, we're cheating ourselves out of a wealth of rich experiences' not to mention underestimating those with whom we have gone to do mission.  

A great deal of my work at Universidad Biblica Latioamericana (UBL) has been to slowly bring together this idea of a two-way mission. I attempt to convince professors that they have a responsibility to the work teams that have helped build our new campus, and to equally help work teams realize that if they want to get the most out of their mission experience that they must also spend time learning. And that learning must not only come from UBL professors, but also from the poorest of the poor... 

As always, we thank you for your support and ask that you keep us in your prayers.