May 7, 2008

The Double Whammy

Yesterday I went to fill up the tank of our truck, and almost had a heart attack. The price of fuel has gone up eight percent since last week. Together with the fact that the dollar has taken yet another drubbing, this amounts to a financial "double whammy" for us and all missionaries serving here in Brazil.

I have already written a couple posts about the situation of the dollar as it relates to missionaries. Today the blog Wiser Time just had a great post on the subject (h/t Challies). The author offers the following suggestions:

Pray (regularly!) for the dollar to regain its strength. This is affecting lots of missionaries all over the world, and they’d rather be focusing on ministry than trying to build their support back up.

If you have missionaries you regularly support, consider trying to raise your monthly pledge to help with their added costs. Where could you trim from your budget to help them out? Think of it as a move of wartime efficiency to get the troops in the field what they need.

If you’re not regularly supporting any missionaries, this would be a great time to start, as nearly all of them are feeling the crunch.

I am definitely on board with all his suggestions...and would add one of my own: Pray that your missionaries would see and communicate the sovereignty of God during these "skinny cow" times.

Posted by Andrew on May 7, 2008 12:08 PM.