Acts12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
I have read severally about missionaries that returned home after fulfilling their assignment. Looking at the story of Paul and Barnabas carefully, they were out to do ministry outside their home base and the scriptures recorded that they fulfilled their ministry.
What is ministry? Ministry is simply your God-given assignment, in other words, it is the purpose of God for your life and the reason for your existence. Many believers do not know that they have a ministry, when they hear that word, they become scared and they think ministry is just an exclusive of those that are called into the five fold ministry.
Dearest, there's an assignment God has designed you for. It should be said of you that after your sojourn here on earth, you returned home to be with the Lord because you fulfilled your ministry. That should be your testimony. Don't waste your time here on earth, discover your ministry and fulfil it.
Father, I receive grace to fulfil my ministry In Jesus name. Amen