Why do people put me down?

for going to Haiti on Missions trips?

I have had people say, %26quot;Why do you think you are so good? It%26#039;s not just Christians who do good things you know%26quot; and %26quot;Why don%26#039;t you look in your own backyard and do something in your own country%26quot;.

I feel %26quot;led%26quot; to work in Haiti. I go once a year in October. I love the people there.

The government does nothing for these people. There is a 85% unemployment rate there and they desparately need our help.

We raise money and buy food and water and take it to remote, starving villiages. We work in orphanages and give desparately needed love to the children for several days. We take medical supplies to a small hospital. We don%26#039;t preach anything because we don%26#039;t know the language very well (we do have an interpretor who helps us communicate) We show Christ%26#039;s love through our actions and not our words.

What is so wrong with doing this? Why do I get such a bad reaction when I tell people that I go to Haiti to do mission work?

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Don%26#039;t feel bad. At least you are helping people. People who tell you mean things are the one who spend their Friday nights in Bar and clubs. Just wasting their lives away. You are at least using your life to help someone else.

Many people have hard time with their own communities and you are actually going outside the country to help strangers.

I applaud you for your efforts. Ignore the fools, continue with your work. You are so much better than all those people who pretend to be moral by going to church and preaching others about Bible. You are at least doing what all of us should be doing.

Why do people put me down?

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Is it possible to raise money and buy food and water for these people without imposing your dogma on them?|||Because it makes them feel better about themselves. Ignore them.|||Because they want to hinder the work of God.

You go, girl! :-) And in spirit, I would go with you. Missions is the heartbeat of the gospel to %26quot;go into all the world.%26quot;

If others want to go for other reasons, that%26#039;s fine and dandy, and you can encourage them to do so. But when somebody tells you it%26#039;s wrong for one reason or another, just take the source into consideration, and realize that SOME body doesn%26#039;t want you to fulfill God%26#039;s plans/purposes for your life.|||is this a serious question or are you bragging about doing good in haiti?

help the needy, dont worry what others say, dont brag about helping them|||girl you go and help them out, don%26#039;t let what other people say affect what you believe! God bless ya!|||Stand in your own power and do what your heart guides you to do. It matters not what others think.|||Good for you, I think you are doing a great thing, proselytising is not moral if you think about it.|||Why allow what they say to effect you?

Why allow them to live in your head rent free?

If God has lead you to this work let no one stray you from it. What you are doing is a good thing....and if people give you a bad reaction, then it is something lacking within themselves they need to look at.

Peace be with you.|||IMO, if you are not preaching, it isn%26#039;t a Mission trip, so I have no issue with it. Stop calling it a Mission trip and you get different responses.|||Do not ask the why of such a calling...... If YOU feel this is YOUR calling and are doing Gods%26#039; work then be at peace with it....... that is what *carrying your cross* means...... standing in humility and doing as God calls YOU to do...... Your reward is NOT here on earth but with the Father.......go in peace............ God bless|||There%26#039;s nothing wrong with it. God bless you and be with you on your journey.|||There is nothing wrong with your work. It is an honorable thing to do. Granted many (non christian) do good things also but your acts are in the name of God. You are showing compassion and good will. Keep it up!!!!!|||i find that to be very sad. i hope you don%26#039;t pay attention

to it. narrow minded people hurt others because they

are insensitive to others needs. do as much as you can

as often as you can. if others put down you try to see them as

they really are; very pathetic. you doing something just

because you want to baffles them. keep going. those

people desperately need you. forget the stupid here.

follow the leadings of the HOLY SPIRIT.

for %26quot;welcome is the feet of HIM who brings good news.%26quot;|||did you know, kaliko is an ethnic group from uganda, democratic republic of the congo and sudan. most members of this ethnic group are muslims. they speak kaliko, which is a nilo-saharan language. the population of this group likely exceeds 10,000 and in hawaiian it means perfect child. and to answer your question, simply put, ignorance is bliss.|||There is nothing wrong but everything RIGHT in doing this!

People do not realize that when missionaries go to other countries they are going to places far less priviledged then where we live! Places where people are dying of hunger, and filth. Where children are being abused! Not only do we share the word of God with them and pray over them- BUT we help them! Bring food and water, clothes etc...medicine...

I cannot believe how many other countries have this type of famine going on....and here in the USA ( where I am) we are so spoiled! I dont have a fancy house, I live in a small comfy house, but it is a house! I dont drive a new car- it is a very old car- we dont have a lot of money but God provides! So I call myself spoiled- I have a roof over my head and money to buy groceries- even if it is not much, it is enough to feed my family. I have internet access for cryin out loud!|||I say Bless you for going to a place where you feel needed!

for going and doing kindness for those who see so little of it|||What you describe is a good thing to do. I never said otherwise.

Thanks for doing the good works... instead of [fill in diatribe about fake christians here]|||Kaliko keep doing the wonderful work that you are doing in the name of Christ. Have you met any of the Seventh-day Adventist missionaries in Haiti. They do a lot of positive things for the people of Haiti.

God will reward your service on behalf of his people.

John 3:16|||Keep up the good work!

http://usminc.org/voodoo.html|||What you do is important, keep it up! Don%26#039;t let anybody discourage you...