For some reason, it does cost my African friends a bundle to send each message. I quickly agreed to do that. Now he only has to send one newsletter, and I take it from there. This is one of the reasons some missionaries are slow to give out their e-addresses. I wonder if more such networking and forwarding can be done to assist the marvelous missionary force working so hard for our Lord.
Health insurance is an ongoing problem for many missionaries and their families.
They are insured by one company overseas and then are required to change to a different company while back in the states. As they return to the field, the cycle repeats. Sometimes they have become uninsurable in the process. Forwarding Secretaries may want to investigate The Christian Brotherhood Newsletter as an alternative to health insurance. It is a medical co-op and very effective.