Top ten ways to have a miserable mission trip

10. Mouthing or drinking fluids directly from an unknown or untreated water source.

9. Forget your immunization shots before going.

8. Wear singlets/tank-tops and shorts while touring the outskirts and mosquito-infested areas.

7. Eat cold, uncooked food from a road-side vendor.

6. Expect modern or Western conveniences (i.e. fast-food, clean toilets, cleanliness, etc.)

5. Forget to pack along your special medications on the trip.

4. Step on village fields without checking if there are land-mines or other hazards.

3. Bring your passport and entire trip’s cash with you everywhere you go.

2. Tell a local, “We Westerners do this much better because…”

1. Tell a local believer “What you are doing is unbiblical because...”