NEWS FLASH regional missionary in trouble?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Thad

how does that apply? this is a organizational UPC issue.

what you are talking about is an individual church building

I thought one issue raised here was less money for UPC missionaries.....There's even less money for holding the General Conference?

[Thad]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I thought one issue raised here was less money for UPC missionaries.....There's even less money for holding the General Conference?

someone who knows more can clarify but it's my understanding that a group of UPC preachers have decided to withhold funds for missionaries because of this Recent Issue

charging to get into UPC conference ...... nevermind !

[Sister Alvear]

I heard some things but just hearsay...since I am not upci my news is just hearsay...let's pray...

[Thad]

Is the FMD in trrrrrrrrrrrrouble ????????????

A young missionary family connected to our church was called home as well. They are working with his father to start a home missions church. They had only been on the field less than a year. I had no idea that it was more widespread than just this one instance.

[secretplace]

Withholding money sure spells unity doesn't it?

In the meantime, while we are withholding souls are dying.

[Steve Epley]

Same Ole same ole!!! If you preach anything and don't lick the FMD boots out you go!

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by Thad

what were they saying or not saying ?

they were saying that he had a relationship with Anna and rushed her citizenship papers. from what i have heard, everything done was legal.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Same Ole same ole!!! If you preach anything and don't lick the FMD boots out you go!

Whatever.

Originally Posted by secretplace

Withholding money sure spells unity doesn't it?

In the meantime, while we are withholding souls are dying.

I sincerely doubt that there is much 'witholding' being done. I'm a big Missions supporter - we have over 70 PIM's - and I've only heard a few whispers about it over the last 5 years.

With all the traveling I do I would think someone would 'uncork' about how they holding out on Missionaries. What a silly thing to do in light of the Great Commission. Makes about as much sense as minority groups deciding to riot over a court decision and getting the bright idea, "HEY! I think I'll go burn down MY neighborhood!"

I strongly suspect that there are missionaries struggling because of the huge offerings being taken up and pledges for monthly support at Conferences... while much of the offerings not coming in and monthly support that never does start once they get home from the Conference.

MISSIONS: It's vital to the Kingdom. To challenge that would be, in my opinion, to challenge God's command. Men usually don't do well when they start doing that.