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Plans that are brought to completion has a partner. The analogy is about the church which is the body of Christ and about the individual itself. The religious effort is not just only for the development of our individual spirituality, but the whole church also. The ministry is like a mirror we can look upon. If we are trying to improveourselve, then wemustalso have a great concern for the body of Christ also.

Financial support is very important. There is a saying that Goes.......What is on above, corresponds to wich is below. Ok, there are the Ideas and plan. There's the manpower. But the biggest question is about budget. We need to empower church members by allocating money for them, so the plans may be pushed through. There is transportation allowance, food and hotel accomodations for the comfort of the missionaries. Another angle to look upon is that, when we are not able to go with the missionaries, then, even by monetary help, we are involved. I am not saying this to have an excuse, saying, I contributed, and that's my help. Instead, I give because I love. Money is the most challenging part of the ministry, it is difficult to contribute especially if it is a huge amount of money. But God promises and challenges us in the bookof Malachi.

We are a different slave. Paul is using a metaphor. It is in a sense that we can be proud of.Our greatness is God's weakness. That is how why we are referred to as slave.