Guy Muse: you know you are a missionary if

since the originator is anonymous, i feel no guilt in reposting the list Guy. thanks. some funnier ones can be found in the comments though.

You may be a missionary if ...

1. You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?"

2. You read National Geographic and recognize someone.

3. You have a time zone map next to your telephone.

4. You consider a city 500 km away to be "very close".

5. You watch nature documentaries, and think about how good that animal would taste if it were fried.

6. You can cut grass with a machete, but can't start a lawnmower.

7. You speak with authority on the subject of airline travel.

8. You read the international section before the comics.

9. You have friends from or in 29 different countries.

10. You sort your friends by continent.

11. Fitting 15 or more people into a car seems normal to you.

12. You refer to gravel roads as highways.

13. You haggle with the checkout clerk for a lower price.

14. You don't think that two hours is a long sermon.

15. You marvel at the cleanliness of gas station bathrooms.

16. You think you've died and gone to heaven when you go into a
foreign grocery store.

17. You think a "foreign school" conducts classes in English.

18. You attend a church with a roof on it and feel like you are cut
off from Heaven.

19. You think something is missing if you have a meal without brown
beans or brown rice.

20. You've ever chiseled open a barrel from home, not having a clue
what might be inside.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I agree with you that some of the funnier "You may be a missionary if..." are comments left by other "real" missionaries. M-life truly is quite unreal and always an adventure no matter where one lives!

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