A Question for Short-Term Missions Team Leaders…

Having hosted Short-Term Missions Teams and having been members of the same, I have a question for the Short-Term Missions Team Leaders:

Would you say the following is an accurate statement?

“You are the leader of your team.

 You are not the leader of the mission itself.  

You, as a leader, must defer to the leadership on the ground.”  

If you disagree with that statement, then why? 

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