I’d like to start by asking a simple question: Why bother with missions? I mean it’s hard, it’s expensive, it can be dangerous. It involves a lot of loss – particularly for the missionary and their family. And, if we are honest, the work seems to go on fairly well, whether we are engaged or not. I would guess that most of us don’t really think a lot about missions or missionaries. We’re busy with life and it’s just not something that weighs that heavily on us.