What Language to Learn First

The ultimate purpose of cross-cultural missions is to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people in a culturally appropriate and contextually acceptable way.

While teaching a group of Ugandan church leaders, I mentioned how few African Americans were engaged in global missions. Okiru Ezekiel jumped up and shouted, “Tell them to come!”

Medical doctors who respond to a missionary call are interested in more than just medicine. They have a clear and ultimate reason for joining a mission agency and going to the mission field: the salvation of all nations to the glory of God.