Where is the machete?
I wish this wasn’t true, but people like sponsoring exotic missionaries. We like the idea of you swinging through the jungles or crossing the desert to reach a far off people group that needs to hear about the Lord. My dad kind of looks like he is being sent to minister to Ohio in this photo. (No offense Ohio, I heart you.) In addition to not having a machete visible, he’s wearing a tie. Ties traditionally cause you to get a 17% smaller donation. I made that number up, but it feels right. 2. Always rock a “missionary mustache” I have been very honest about my feelings when it comes to facial hair and Christians. I think all male Christian counselors should have “wisdom beards” and all missionaries should have “missionary mustaches.” But here, in this photo, my dad is not mustachioed. He instantly loses 23% of the funds he could have gotten had he grown a mustache. 3. No lottery face I love missionaries that are happy in their photos. I mean they are doing the work of God, are living li
