On mission trips, why one blogger got it wrong

From ONE Tue Jul 15 2014, 14:26:05

by ONE member Sharon Runge Several months ago, I read a blog on ONE's Facebook page from an author stating that she didn't believe sending teams on mission trips was worthwhile, and in some cases, might hurt. It caused me to pause and deeply discern whether my past five trips to Kenya with teams of university students,...

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