I know that many people who come on short-term trips, give up their vacation time and pay lots of money to come to serve in ministry, even if it is only for a few days. They leave their loved ones to focus on the lives of those they do not know. Is it worth it? Of course, because they are following Jesus Christ when He said, "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." (Matthew 19:29)...