Missions Help

Dear Victorious,

What do you think of the missions efforts that American Christians are making in places like Haiti, Chile, Mexico or other places of disaster? Are they appropriate?

Norma C. - Allen, TX

Dear Norma,

I suppose loving others is always appropriate. If I get your drift, the motives may be questionable. Perhaps they are driven by guilt or some need to participate in the drama. There's really no way we could know this though.

Jesus said "If they aren't against us, then they're for us." I think this is sage wisdom for these times. I may not be sure about your motives or your effectiveness. But if you aren't oppressing or hurting people, if you're making any effort at all to help - then I think it's okay.

Perhaps the world would be better if some of our smartest minds could develop more effective ways of responding to crises. But if they don't the most caring minds will wade in and do something. And something is always better than nothing.