*** 4 of 5 Stars
This book is about the founder of Gospel for Asia. He takes money from people from Western nations and uses it to fund native missionaries in India.
I was moved by his description of his first visit to the USA. I could understand the shock at seeing so much wealth hoarded here and not flowing over there where it is needed. How can we build 30 million dollar church buildings when people are dying “back home”? How can we throw bones to the poor, call ourselves Christ followers, and still sleep at night? Very very convicting.
I was also convinced by his argument that it’s better for Westerners to fund native missionaries than “go” to a foreign country. It’s cheaper. And natives can communicate to their own culture better than we can.
I am not convinced people who lead loving and generous lives spend eternity in hell because they don’t consciously follow Jesus. I think Jesus’ warnings were real (it’s something bad in the future), metaphorical (not literal), and targeted at people who failed to repent (regardless of personal theology). But I do believe telling people about Jesus is God’s will, it does save people, and it is true. Exciting work.
