
The LINKS program of the Church of the
Nazarene is a network of personal connections between missionaries
and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to
districts and, then on the district level, connected to local
churches. This gives each church an opportunity to become personally
acquainted with the missionary family and their field of service.
Typically, churches send cards, cash gifts, packages, and other
remembrances to their LINKS missionaries.
In return,
the churches feel a sense of involvement with the global mission
enterprise of the church through regular correspondence from the
missionaries, updates from their field, and even through deputation
services while the missionaries are on home assignment. The
missionaries are encouraged, knowing people care and pray for them.
The relationships built over time personalize names and faces that
both the missionaries and their LINKS churches value highly.
Ask your local NMI president who your LINKS missionaries are.
Write your LINKS missionaries and assure them of your prayers, asking for personal requests.
Send remembrances for special days like birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. Remember, surface mail takes quite a while to arrive in some locations, so plan accordingly.
Children and youth find it especially meaningful to become personally acquainted with a missionary or a missionary's child. Encourage young people to send cards, small gifts, pictures, videos, and audiocassettes to your church's LINKS missionaries.
Check the Unofficial LINKS Lists. Have your LINKS missionaries posted specific needs for their field with which you can help?
