Just what is a mission trip, anyway?

Word is coming in of mission trips being canceled, even trips to Thailand, because of the H1N1 flu scare. 

Whie a mission can be a self-declared purpose, in its Christian usage it refers to being sent, not only by a church or agency, but ultimately by Jesus Himself.

Does Jesus send people on missions, only to cancel due to an unexpected possible risk?

We made our family exploratory trip to Thailand during the SARS scare of 2004.  Flight attendants all wore masks, and we had to fill out a questionnaire upon arrival, verifying that we weren't sick.  Lots of trips were cancelled that year as well.  A friend commented then, "We should be going to pray for the sick, not staying home."  

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Luke L
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Re: Just what is a mission trip, anyway?
Reply #3 on : Thu October 01, 2009, 21:30:06
I was reading about in the church before it became legal in Rome, how during plagues it was noted that very few Christians died compared to everyone else, even though the Christians stayed to nurse the sick while others tried to flee the plague.
Marie
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Reply #2 on : Fri May 08, 2009, 18:28:31
It takes courage, Jim.

I agree with you, but we need to get a hold of our authority in Jesus over sickness, over flu.

Matthew 10:1 - very important verse to know and believe!

Oh brother - your blog requires typing in the word Oscilloscope13 as a Security Code!!! Your blog doesn't ask for much - ha! :)
Roy Bessell
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Re: Just what is a mission trip, anyway?
Reply #1 on : Mon May 04, 2009, 19:42:37
Rejoice! You are not alone. I know three young missionaries (two American and one Mexican) who apparently traveled right through the "epicenter" of the flu outbreak and had an awesome ministry. If any of them got sick, they didn't tell me about it.