In the past, mission agencies and sending churches were able to identify places where missionaries might be at risk. Most went to countries that welcomed them and were generally receptive to the gospel; there they could count on safety and a healthy lifestyle while working with churches in developing countries. Unfortunately, that is no longer the norm. During my seventeen years as president of the International Mission Board, I never got used to the funerals. Death wasn’t necessarily the result of violence or because of a missionary’s Christian witness. Missionaries succumb to disease, are killed in a carjacking, or in … Continue reading Why Missionaries Go to Dangerous Places