Q: I’m single. Should I consider a relationship with a future missionary who wants to go to a different country?

Don't abandon someone just because they want to go to a different part of the world. Search for a reasonable compromise. Maybe you should both take the time and money to visit the parts of the world where you are interested in. Maybe that would influence your decision. However, the fact that you both want to go overseas is already a good reason to seek what God might have for you together.

As long as she wants to go to another part of the world you've got a good start. Pray, pray, pray. If you are 100% sure of your calling then pray for God to call her. If you're both 100% sure for different areas then God has someone else.

Before I married, I was determined that God wanted me to go to Japan. In fact, before I married Susan, I told her more than once that if I had to choose between marrying her or going to Japan, I would go to Japan. (She envisioned being a missionary but had never seriously considered Japan.) However, since getting married, I have come to realize the importance of the vow and responsibility I have to Susan according to God's Word. Now if I ever have to make a choice between staying in Japan or protecting my marriage (and family), I would chose to protect my family. In short, marriage should resemble the self-sacrificing love Christ has for His church; anything less does little good for the cause of Christ. If you are not ready for such a commitment then it is better not to marry.

I think you should pursue God, rather than a mate. Hopefully, this gal will do the same. God is much more interested in who you are than what part of the world you want to do missionary work. I assume you are looking at missions as a career. Any lifetime mate you choose will need to be looking at career missions also. God will bring you a mate in His time, which may be before you go to the field, or after you get there. Prov. 3:5-6

I say both of you need to really seek the Lord and discover His will for your lives. It's possible that one person's call could shift a bit, or that a compromise is possible. (I was involved a few years ago with a man from Africa-he had always envisioned staying in Africa, though this was not my first choice. We decided the Caribbean could be a good compromise for us both. We decided not to move forward, but this was not the reason. Now, my current "assignment" from the Lord is so specific, I could not compromise. I am heading to India to begin ministering to the Israelis who travel there. If I am to have a partner in the near future, he will need to have the same focus. Otherwise, in 5 or 10 years it may be time for me to move on, then someone with a different calling could be suitable.

So pray, because it really depends on what the Lord has for you.