Mind the Gaps is intended to empower churches, to complement and enhance the efforts of the member care department of mission sending agencies, and to reduce the attrition rate of missionaries by encouraging them and helping to develop their resilience. It provides a distinct contribution to existing missionary care literature because it is collaboratively written by an experienced and practicing missionary care team from a local church. They share their experiences, both positive and negative,...

 Hope and Help in Member Care. Culture shock. Marital strife. Depression. Addictions. Disillusionment. Organization and team tensions. Family trauma.... Edited by: Jonathan J. Bonk, J. Nelson Jennings, Jimbong Kim, and Jae Hoon Lee

Ron and Bonnie Koteskey have developed a wide range of missionary care and mental health resources which they offer as free downloads. By: Ron and Bonnie Koteskey

Another great article from A Life Overseas. This one is to encourage missionary moms. Missionary moms are exposed on all fronts, and they feel it. Everyone’s watching them. The local people watch every move, confused by the foreigner and her progeny; when she returns “home” for a visit, she feels watched just the same. The mom on the foreign mission field is stretched thin.  It’s not fair, and I’m calling it. We need to pause and care for the women among us who are being crushed by unrea...

The MORE Network home page, Missionary Opportunites for Resources and Equipping.  Transition Retreats for cross-cultural workers & TCKs, workshops for Member Care workers, resources for all! Based in Canada.