Today, air travel has shrunk the world, and e-mail has revolutionised our communications. But it is not just a matter of adapting to new technologies, quicker transport, or faster communications. Social attitudes in the West are changing.
Many people have a short-term attitude to their job, rather than a commitment for life.
This means that our home offices have many enquiries from those seeking short term service, from a few weeks to a couple of years. We try to find satisfying positions for them, as we know that experience of living in the Middle East can sow the seeds of a life-time commitment. For MECO, attitudes in the Middle East affect our work and witness, too. MECO remains committed to spreading the Gospel in the Middle East, and working closely with the local churches. But, as Countries develop, and above all as the local churches grow, our ways of working must alter.