“Rwandans have time and Americans have clocks.” This couldn’t be a more convicting yet accurate statement. Take twelve Americans on the trip of their lifetime, and the first question they ask? “What are we going to be doing today?” In order for a mission trip to be worth the investment of time and resources, mission boards, financial supporters, and missionaries on the ground want to see measurable outcomes. But what if God’s highest expectation in the journey to a needy culture is engaging the sacrament of presence, being with people because we love them? Is our time with people valuable even
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