Admittedly, this rationale is appealing.
Nationals have the language and the culture-and they cost so much less.
More than 140 missions organizations are now built on the premise of gathering and sending money, not people. These hazards, ironically, pose the greatest threat to the nationals themselves. Jealousy often develops among the pastors and churches who don't receive assistance toward those who develop a pipeline of support from the United States. In the long-term, support breeds resentment, especially if the support is not sustained indefinitely, because it creates a patronizing dependency. This postpones the day of true indigenization.