by Patrick Lai | Feb 17, 2020 | Accountability, Transparency
In 1 John, we are told in several places that our relationship with God is inseparably linked to our relationship with other believers. 1 John 1:7 says, “but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of...
by Patrick Lai | Jan 14, 2019 | Plowing/Sowing, Transparency
The following is contributed by a worker in the Middle East. What do you appreciate about _____? As a management team at the office, we brainstormed positive words about each team member—a simple, but uplifting exercise. I then turned these into “certificates of...
by Patrick Lai | Nov 5, 2018 | Purpose, Transparency
The following was submitted by a B4T worker in the Muslim world. When I was at the recent OPEN Connect conference, I heard a lot of talk about B4T’ers just being ordinary people without “enough” training in how to do business, and without enough training in how to...
by Patrick Lai | Oct 23, 2017 | B4T, Transparency
The following is contributed by a tentmaker, working in the Middle East. I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings...
by Patrick Lai | May 22, 2017 | Accountability, B4T, Transparency
Last month a pastor in the USA called me, a bit annoyed. He said, “I just learned our worker is being paid a good salary by the business he’s working for, yet we are still supporting him $2,500/month!” And this week I received the following question:My...
by Patrick Lai | May 15, 2017 | B4T, Transparency
A B4T worker wrote me… Do you know the thing I feel most judged for in life from other workers?Wait for it…….wait for it…….drum roll please….That I don’t have a secure email or an encrypted hard drive. HAHAHAHAHA Just the other day...