Being treated badly on a Mission trip

Warn a group of the need to be thick-skinned. Especially on a domestic mission trip, the people being helped may be used to abuse and having people either take advantage of them or be condescending to them. Only patience and humility can overcome their distrust. If it looks like this is going to be a problem on a trip have sessions studying the various "last shall be first" and "servant of all" passages. Prepare and explain in advance what may happen.

(On one trip it was only when our “rich, city kids” got down on their knees and scrubbed the toilets for the facility that they were at that they were finally accepted and appreciated.)