Does it mean you are doing something right when there is oposition?  Is it Satan trying to stop us?  Or is God trying to pass on wisdom?  My 13yr old dd is a very determined young lady.  I think I have mentioned that before.  She wants so bad to go on a mission trip.  Well....she wanted to go to China....but since that isn't possible she signed up for a trip to ....South Africa!  I was hesitant at first.  She IS only 13.  But my dh was all for it.  We prayed.  I still feel she is young.  But we have been assured that she will be well supervised.  She will be going with Teen Mania.  The cost is great.....almost $4,000!  I told her that if God wanted her to go, the money would be there.  She is working so hard.  She already sent out 30 letters....not including people from our church! She is taking babysitting jobs, and pet sitting jobs, and even got a donation for helping someone move (which she would have done for free!).  A week after she decided to go....she got her Brio magazine.  Guess what??? It was about South Africa! 

BUT....my parents do not approve.  My mom has always been on the cautious side....so that didn't surprise me.  But my dad (a pastor)....well that hurt a little.  We didn't expect financial support....just moral support.  They think we are crazy for letting her go when she is so young. 

My dh's mom says the same thing. 

Are we crazy?   My ds age 15 use to be at least slightly interested in missions....now he just doesn't care.  He says he really doesn't want to go to another country.  He'd rather be at home where it is safe....and he can play with friends and video games.   Isn't it better to let my dd go while she is excited??  She doesn't always have the best attitude....I am hoping that this trip might open her heart and eyes more to God's ways.  Isn't it better that she goes on a mission trip now while she has time?  I sure can't go as an adult with 7dc!  Isn't it better that she has a heart for going on a mission trip instead of chasing boys (like a lot of her friends!).....or worrying about the next trip to the mall (one girl her age in her 4-H club said that it was her New Years resolution to buy a new pair of shoes everytime she went shopping!)....or sitting around playing video games? I mean.....we pick curriculum that is mission orientated to help turn their hearts to the nations....and then we say....oh, sorry, you are too young to go? 

At this point we are planning on her going.  Unless God shows us otherwise.  She has already raised enough money in the last 2 weeks to make her $300 deposit.  Only 3, 700 to go!