Missionary Trivia Quiz

 

Dear family and friends,

Years ago at a Christmas gathering at our church in Maine, we played a game testing people’s knowledge of the record of Christmas in the Bible against their own understanding of the events. It was an interesting exercise to see how much information we had gathered from the right source. Today we would like to play a trivia game with you to see how well we have communicated our prayer concerns over the past year. You will find the answers at the bottom of the page. (Some questions require multiple answers.)

1. Which of the following countries did we visit this year? A. Liberia  B. Dominican Republic  C. Mexico; D. Guatemala; E. Luxembourg.

2. Which two countries had we planned to visit but were unable to do so? A. Liberia  B. Dominican Republic  C. Mexico   D. Guatemala  E. Luxembourg

3. What kept us from visiting one of those countries? A. Lack of funds  B. Epidemic  C. Political unrest  D. Changes in scheduling

4. How many countries do we plan to visit in the coming year? 2, 3, 4, or 5? Go ahead, take a guess.

5. Did we spend more or less time away from our home base this year compared to last year?

6. Do we plan to spend more or less time away from home next year?

7. How many car miles do you think we traveled this year? A. Less than 20,000  B. 20,000 – 29,999  C. 30,000 – 39,999   D. More than 40,000

8. Where is our support level? A. 57% B. 59%  C. 61%  C. 62%

9. As 2015 begins, which of these do you think is a big prayer need?  A. Invitations to share our ministry here in the U.S.  B. Travel funds for overseas trips.  C. Arrangements for trips abroad.

10. When will we be in your area again?  A. We usually go to the churches where we are invited.  B. We plan to spend four to six weeks in New England and Canada.  C. We are hoping to get back to South Carolina.  D. We are willing to go wherever the Lord leads.

Check your answers and let us know how well we are doing at communicating with you.

Thank you for your support for us in prayer over the past year. We are so glad to know that we have people standing behind us. May God richly bless you, and may He be the focus of and the reason for all your Christmas celebrations.

Because of Christmas and Calvary,

Charlie and Joan Farley

Answers: 1. C and D 2. A, B and E. 3. The Ebola epidemic in Liberia kept us from going there, and we had hoped to visit Luxembourg on our way either going or coming, so that fell through as well. The Dominican Republic is rescheduled for next year. 4. Four trips are planned – one to D.R., one to Peru, and we are working on a trip to Africa and one to Asia. 5. We were away from home less because we did not travel as much inside the U.S. this year. However, we spent more time abroad than any previous year. 6. We hope to spend more time abroad and more time away from home inside the U.S. 7. B. This is less than any previous year since we started this ministry. 8. The last time we reported, it was at 57%. It now stands at 59%. Thank you for your continued prayer for us about this matter. 9. All of them. 10. All of these answers are right.