21/08/2026
Most people hear "missionary" and picture a visa. Patrick Lai's research says that's the problem. 🧵
Over 80% of the world's unreached people groups live in countries that won't grant one — which is exactly why tentmaking exists: real business, real skill, real income, carrying a real missionary calling inside it.
Not a cover story. Not a disguise. The job is the ministry.
Swipe through for what actually defines a tentmaker, the numbers behind the strategy, and why Lai says it takes more preparation than standard mission work — not less. 📌
📖 Source: Tentmaking: Business as Missions by Patrick Lai (Authentic Media, 2005)