Realized my words about the mission field could sound very ethno-centric.  There is hopefully local, indigenous leadership, but at least when I was on the mission field short term, missionary women were doing the important work of translating the scriptures, etc.  It's been 20 years, though, so what do I really know.  All I know is that young Meg thought the mission field was the place to be if I wanted to use my gifts.

Sometimes my keyboard gets ahead of my brain and heart.