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•from taking a course or reading a book on world religions, to developing a friendship with a Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist person, to moving to a city in North Africa or South Asia in hopes of being a witness for Christ there
•from becoming an advocate for immigrant rights, to getting involved in the diplomatic corps, to becoming a lawyer at the United Nations dedicated to getting countries to abide by the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
•from going on a short-term mission trip to reach children in a poor barrio, to supporting a child for forty dollars a month through World Vision or Compassion International, to becoming a social worker dedicated to serving children
•from learning a language, to learning about people who don't have the Bible in their mother tongue, to becoming a linguist who translates the Bible
•from dedicating thirty minutes per day to pray for the nations of the world, to building crosscultural friendships, to going to serve in a multicultural organization
•from studying business at a university, to learning about microfinance, to engaging in business partnerships designed to create jobs for the poorer populations of the world
•from taking a stand for an issue (advocating for free-trade coffee, opposing blood diamonds, opposing the manufacturing of "conflict minerals" for cell phones), to becoming an advocate for the people affected, to becoming an executive with a multinational corporation who brings the Christian value of dignity for the people affected by these issues
You get the point. These are not issues that will be solved by a generous check. These are issues that can take our lifetimes.
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Paul Borthwick (Western Christians in Global Mission: What's the Role of the North American Church?)