http://www.cocomment.com/comments/love.each.stone Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-23T09:09:59.478+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=love.each.stone&conv=807138&comment_id=15711942 David Rogers Geoff, RE: "One of the biggest arguments that I often hear to a “volunteer” missions approach is the expense of travel. Some would say that it is a better investment to train and support a single, full-time missionary family to reach an area. But, as I “crunch the numbers,” the REAP strategy is actually a less expensive approach. As we field four teams of six people each per year, our church will spend roughly $36,000 … much less than the cost of a full-time missionary. And all of the ministry is concentrated in a specific geographical location, among a target group of people." Very interesting observation. I look forward to following how this works out, and the lessons you learn along the way. Will your team members also be engaged in language learning and cultural orientation? 2007-06-16T13:12:27.090+02:00 2007-06-16T13:12:27.090+02:00