When our daughter was two years old, she went on her first mini mission trip. We were vacationing in Mexico and went for the day to encourage a missionary family we knew in another town. Since then, we have been on numerous full length mission trips to help with a children’s home that was established in that city. Our daughter would move to Mexico in a heartbeat to help with the mission. The worst punishment we could give her would be to lengthen the time between our visits. In fact, we used to joke that one day she would live with her future husband in Mexico as full time missionaries.
Parents often ask me how she became so passionate about any mission work at such a young age. Recently some moms I know, whose children have a heart for missions, were comparing notes with me. I realized we all had followed some of the same basic principles with similar results.
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As I continue my mission trip in Honduras, I thought you might appreciate reading these thoughts one of the missionaries shared with me a few years ago. She has served God in two countries outside of the United States and I think after years in the field, has some valuable insights on preparing your kids to join God in the mission field.
One of the keys to raising children who grow up to become productive Christians is giving them a strong spiritual foundation. Because I emphasize that so often in my posts, I was interested when given a chance to review 