HOW OLD IS TOO OLD IN MISSIONS

Is the age “67” too old? Actually, we like to leave that one up to God. I mean, who are we to question God’s calling? All we have to do is discern:

  • if they really heard from God
  • are they missionary material
  • if their values and vision fit those of PIONEERS
  • can we help them fulfill their call

Last week, Aug 2-8, we had 25 new missionary candidates go through a week of orientation on our Orlando campus. This is our fourth group for the year. And yes, we had a young lady who was 67 yrs young. I have to say she has more energy than Kelly and I put together, and her passion for God was outstanding. In reality, the real record setting age was a young fellow who was just 18. His vision is to serve one year on the field before he returns to the US to start his college studies.

You’ve heard the age range: here are a few more statistics: 25 candidates - 11 singles (5 females & 6 males) and 7 couples. They came from the following states: CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, LA, MD, OH, TX, SC, TN, and WA. And, where do they want to serve? There were 7 who aren’t clear yet as to where God will have them serve, and the rest indicated: Vietnam, Thailand, India & and at least 5 other security sensitive countries that are best left unmentioned.