Volunteers must be getting tons of jobs here in the States

I don't usually read the articles in the feeds I've subscribed to, but I did this one.  It's concerning Adventist missions volunteers.  Apparently the North American numbers are in significant decline, but the rest of the world is sending out more volunteers.

I guess I found it worth reading because of my recent volunteer experience.  I'm still unsure of how I feel about missions and volunteering, but I guess I lean toward it being a positive thing still, especially for those who are ready to go serve, and even more especially when they end up in a place that is ready and needful of them.  It seems like location and lack is crucial for the success and overall positive outcome for both volunteer and locals (or whatever).

It was an interesting, quick read and I guess I could probably analyze the whole "volunteer" deal in my mind for a long time.  I think, to conclude with something, that I want the Adventist church's mission and volunteer program to be more than it currently is.  Frankly, I don't think highly of it, but I'd like to.

I think it'd be great for the global church network to have a strong, helping connection and communication between those areas that are in need of specific talents or skills and those people who are qualified to provide such help.  It seems like always suffixing our statements and testimonies and whatnot with something along the lines of "God just needs you to be willing, so if you're willing you should go" has watered down the quality of the program or service or whatever it is.  But this is just based on my experience and bias and lazy opinions, so it's not fair, I'll declare that right now.

So again, the article is called "Church Chat: Mission volunteers needed," in case there is interest.

Or maybe they do have this

I'm under the impression that many have the inkling to post a thought or two but hesitate because who will read it?  Not the no-one-will-read-it who-will-read-it, but the literal who will read it?  (I say many because I know I have this inkling, but I'd hate to be the earthling who appears naive enough to think he's the only one with x or y thought.  Outrageous.)

It sucks that they haven't invented a way to specifically randomize who receives a blog post.  Or that they haven't figured out how to randomly specify readers.  Or how to automatically just make the post available to those who should actually read it, or who only your deepest subconscious subliminal unawares unknown inherent internal burrito soul wants to actually read it.

I mean, who doesn't want to say things, but not really?  I know I do but not really.  To say or not to say?  That is not the question, it is the reality.