Missionary Jokes

There is a missionary joke that goes, how can you tell who the missionary is? He’s the one wearing the goofy clothes. It makes sense. When a missionary visits your church, they usually wear clothes that are native to the country they minister. If you could see me,  you'd see I'm clearly not a missionary. Nowadays, it's jeans and t-shirts. I just don't look the part.

My background is in law enforcement. 18 years at two departments. I have 60 college credits mostly in criminal justice. It's not easy dreaming up a way that I would be useful on the mission field. What good is a law enforcement officer in the missionary field? I don't have a bachelor's in Theology and I haven't attended seminary. I'm not a full time paid ministry leader in a church. I look stereotypically like a cop not a preacher.

No, I don't look like a missionary on paper, but maybe that's God's plan. No one (foreign officials) would give me a second thought as to whether I'm proselytizing. Maybe thats a strength not a weakness. Who knows how God will use a cop to minister to His people. I am hopeful and curious as to what he'll do.