Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: A Legacy of Holding the Rope
Chapter 1- Short-Term Trip, Long-Term Damage
Kalahari Conundrums
More Harm Than Good?
The Ghost of STM Past
Interview with a Vampire
Chapter 2- EST. AD 33: The Brilliance of the Biblical Pattern
Big Bang: The Birth of the Universal Church
One Small Step for Man
Save Our Soul(s)
Medical Missions
Unreached People
Local Believers
Return to Sender
Repeat the Sounding Joy
Quality Time
Support Letters are Biblical
Gospel to Go
Chapter 3- Ready, Aim, Fire, and Preferably in that Order: The Purpose of STM
Taking Aim
The STMers
The Sending Church
The Local Unbelievers
The Receiving Church
Chapter 4- Stranger in a Strange Land: The Missionary is the Mission
A Unique Breed
A Unique Need
Neither Here nor There
Handle with Care
Interrogate Your Missionary
Arrange an Orientation Session
Be a Mule
Make Some Noise
Stay in Touch
Chapter 5- Field of Dreams: Selecting a Destination
Teaching Trips
Evangelism Trips
Service Trips
Chapter 6- The Dream Team: Selecting Travelers
Cream of the Crop vs. Bottom of the Barrel
O Captain My Captain: The Team Leader
Lock Down Team Profile and Trip Dates
The Informational Meeting
The Application Form
Pretrip Bonding
Chapter 7- The Bottom Line: Is It Worth the Money?
Where You Put Your Money Says a Lot to Believers
Where You Put Your Money Says a Lot to Unbelievers
Churches That Support Mission Reluctantly
Churches that Love Long-Term Missionaries, but not STM trips
Churches that Are Too Eager to Fly
Buying a Share in the Company
Chapter 8- That Makes Cents: How to Raise Funds for STM Trips
Step One: Set a Goal Amount
Step Two: Write a Support Letter
Step Three: Choose Your Support Base
Step Four: Monitor Support Level until a Critical Mass Is Reached
Step Five: Buy Tickets or Make Further Appeals and Cut Ballast
Step Six: Buy Tickets or Abort Mission
Step Seven: Hold Fundraisers as a Team to Make Up Any Shortfall
Spending In-Country
Chapter 9- Round-Trip: Travel and Culture Shock
Spiritual Carbo-loading
The Hazards of Time Travel
Speeka da Engleesh
Cross Your Heart: Don’t Make Promises
Bearing Gifts, We Travel So Far
Flirt on the Flight Back
Alien Encounters: Representing Your Country
Food for Thought
The Price You Pay: Bribery
Book of Life
Lost and Found
Love Languages
Chapter 10- Homeward Bound: Re-entry and Follow-through
The Debrief
Rough Landing
Guilt Trip
Communicating Your Experience
Travel Puffs Up
Expert Syndrome
Follow-through
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
