What's more, the only people who really know the true situation among an unreached people group are those who spend the most time away from the resource base. It takes time to build a relational base, and those who might be able to do so are most often those with the least time available to do it. There is a very real obstacle in most of our hearts when it comes to raising money, even when we know it is for a godly purpose. This fear has many possible causes including the fear of rejection or a fear that someone will say with their checkbook that what is so important to us is not at all important to them. This subtle lack of sympathy is a very real force.
Spiritual interference is another source of fear for the fundraiser.
If he can put fear in our hearts and cause us to shy away from receiving the resources God has planned ahead for us to use, then he considers the battle won. Some of these fears are based on wrong expectations. If so, perhaps we need to re-evaluate our view of what we are doing or how we present it. It helps to start with the Biblical foundations. We are all familiar with this world's economy of buying and selling.