[metmom]

. When people go to a foreign country they need to know what is a appropriate to wear, or how to behave, especially if going on a mission. To wear flashy clothes or jewelry is an open invitation to this sort of thing.

It's a slap in the face for those so poor that they barely have enough to eat.

[colorcountry]

Some unscrupulous churches could actually use their displays of wealth as a mean to get the poor and uneducated to “join” in their memberships.

I’ve read that often times these third world countries can have explosive missionary sucesses with proselyting because the citizens believe it will “fast-track” them into America. When that doesn’t happen, the third world citizens go back to their old way of life with only discouragement.

I pray that Christian ministers understand the futility of trying to impress the natives with their wealth and stature, and will go minister to the needs of the hungry and weak through loving service, and in humility.