Missions Will Draw Out the Worst in You

Before I became a missionary, I assumed missionaries were supposed to be super-saints — un-caped crusaders faithfully following God anywhere and everywhere. I (almost) imagined them arriving on the field with a voice from heaven introducing them: “Holier than your local pastor. More powerful than a legion of demons. Able to speak the gospel in many languages. It’s the missionary!”I knew that missionaries — even greats like William Carey, Lottie Moon, and Jim Elliot — were sinful humans like me,