Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Missionaries and the Internet


"The real danger is it (the internet) can take you away from the people you've gone to serve.... It's really a huge distraction." Kurt Selles
"If you're homesick, it's easy to keep writing home (via e-mail) instead of being well-connected where you are." Nita Zelenak
"They can be consumed with (internet) communication and not be about their main task.... But that's not a problem that is simply for personnel overseas. That is a challenge we face in our everyday lives." Wendy Norvelle
Read full article For Many Missionaries, More Tech Means Shorter Furloughs from magazine Christianity Today

Pict: the David Junkers