A New Solution for Field Assigned Missionaries Low on Support
Today we received an e-mail from a missionary in Panama saying, “In looking at your video, I know we need help. However, we are already on the field. Does the training you provide also allow us to raise support through means other than face to face?”
Increasingly, we at Kingdom Come Training receive messages from desperate field-assigned missionaries who’s support has dropped off for one reason or another. You could be one of them. You may serve where the weakened dollar has caused your living costs to shoot up. You may be hurting because the poor economy at home is causing your supporters to drop off. Is there a way you can avoid sinking hopelessly into the red during the months or years before you get home to engage in partnership development?
Absolutely, there is a way!” Again it’s technology to the rescue.
First, you need access to high speed internet at or near your field location. KCT will use web-based multipoint videoconferencing to give you the training you will need to make it happen. The training takes an hour and a half a day, four days a week, for three weeks with follow up weekly coaching until you are back to 100% funding. The objective is to help you produce a presentation that will allow you to effectively share your vision live and face to face with potential partners at home. You will also receive instruction and practice in using the videoconferencing technology. Our experience indicates that more than half the people you connect with using this technology will decide to invest monthly in your ministry. This means that if you put aside the time to make two or three live video presentations a week you will likely add about $100 of monthly support each week and bring yourself back to full funding in a surprisingly short time.
How is this possible? While you’ve been away a majority of people at home have gained access to high speed internet. Most of them have already invested in webcams and headphones. If they aren’t equipped at home, they could probably connect over live video at church or at a friend’s house. The idea of having a live visit with a missionary overseas is novel, exciting and fun. We can train you and coach you in setting up appointments, making presentations and following up in such a way that people at home readily catch your vision and partner in your ministry.
