When my husband and I were preparing to go on the mission field many moons ago, we asked our pastor if we could visit every home group within our church body to raise financial and prayer support. I knew from my own experience the value of face-to-face connection. I confess, I find it difficult to invest in others financially or prayerfully if I haven’t had a personal encounter with them. Our experience in support raising proved the point, I think. Not only were we fully supported before we left the States—but for the duration of our time on the field, too. And many of the relationships that began through those…