40-40-40 ... Day 16: Modern Day

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Yesterday I made my donation to Modern Day. Modern Day is for people like Randy and me who feel called to serve in missions but aren't affiliated with any particular organization. When you go on your own, like we did, you are responsible for all of your finances, communication, connections, and spiritual support. When an organization sends you, they help with all of these pieces of the puzzle. Modern Day provides the same support that those sending organizations do. In fact, some sending organizations have started using Modern Day to help them too!

One of my favorite parts of this organization are the video resources they provide, that offer tips and support for common missionary struggles: marriage in missions, rest in missions, safety in missions, finances in missions, guilt in missions (this one is HUGE!). These videos are all free and are right there on their website, so if you know a missionary (whether they are already on the field or are preparing to go or are praying about being called) please share this page with them!


ACTION STEPS

PRAY for a missionary. If you know someone on the mission field, take time to pray for them today. If you don't know anyone, check out the photos of the 300+ field workers supported through Modern Day.
INTERN with a field worker through Modern Day to participate in a short-term mission (3-18 months) in one of 50 countries.
FIND out more about the different types of work being done through the support of Modern Day, from awakening revival in the U.S., to meeting the basic needs of people in the jungles of Peru, to setting up a preschool in Ethiopia.
DONATE to support the work of Modern Day.

*Some people might be critical of Modern Day for taking out administrative fees, but they have to be able to do the work too, and they don't take out any more than GoFundMe does, so I don't see this as an obstacle. They are ECFA accredited, which means that the Evangelical Council also feels they are financially accountable. However, my credit card company did flag my donation and ask me to approve it since it seemed suspicious (16 days in and they just noticed I'm making $40 purchases every day???).

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