Should I Support Mission Projects Abroad When We Have Needs Here at Home?

I try to be generous when it comes to supporting projects that help people in our own community (including our church), but I can’t get excited about sending money to mission projects in other countries. How do I know it won’t be wasted, or even stolen? We have enough needs right here.

Dear sister in Christ, God knows your need. You can donate with your free will.

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7