From the beginning, Kontaktmission has been unique among mission agencies in that we are extremely focused on partnering our missionaries with indigenous pastors and church planters. These amazing brothers and sisters are key for helping our missionaries contextualize the Gospel and plant churches that outlast the missionary's time in any one location. Working to do something new is never easy, but Jesus’ Church is thrust forward into a lost world with a power that has overcome the powers of this world.
National ministers often struggle to support their families financially, while at the same time, they are often rejected by their friends and family as they give their all for the expansion of the Kingdom. American churches often see them as less than full-fledged pastors because they are often forced to be bi-vocational and locals often treat them with disdain because their loyalty to Christ means they are not like the culture in which they were raised.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I lift up those ministers and church planters serving in the country of their birth. Give them the courage to serve in the face of rejection. Give them patience as they work with those who do not yet know Christ. Give them wisdom as they bridge the gap in culture between the foreign missionaries and the local culture. Provide for their needs and fill them with your peace.
