# What is a Volunteer Technical Missionary to the Nations?
- We are technicians. That means that we need to understand the tools we will be using to help.

- We are volunteers. That means that we are not paid for our work. Like the translators, we receive food, lodging, and money for transportation when we are asked to travel for the work.

- We are sent to the nations. That means that we will be serving people who are different than us. They will have different customs and eat different food. We will be humble and respectful of them, since they are also God’s children.