Most missions strategists agree that member care is a significant part of missions and ministry health. This past week, we heard from a guy with a growing vision for starting a small business to provide a place for restoration, spiritual retreat and marriage and personal counselling opportunities for those working in Northern Africa and along the Mediterranean. He’s wondering if anyone would be willing to send him any current organizations or businesses operating retreat and/or counselling centres for missionaries (anywhere in the world) that he could use to investigate in his research.
The Olive Tree Counseling Center opened in Antalya, Turkey, in June 2014 and it’s purpose is to give counseling and support to workers in that area and other surrounding countries. It has a staff of 6 licensed therapists. More information can be found on their website: http://www.olivetreecounseling.org
Perhaps this link would help…http://missiodeijournal.com/article.php?issue=md-6-1&author=md-6-1-schulz
this link is in the body of the article:http://ncfliving.org/index_missionary.php
Hope this helps. Dottie
Here’s 2:
http://www.barnabaszentrum.com/ – has retreats in the States, Austria, and Croatia
http://alongsidecares.net/ – in Michigan
A retreat centre for missionaries – see
http://www.penhurst-retreat-centre.org.uk
links to two different orgs in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
http://ccfthailand.org/and/orhttp://www.thewellintl.org/
links to two different orgs in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
One Another is based in central England and does new and veteran missionary counseling.
their website is http://www.oneanother.com
Check out our website. We have a number of centers for care of Harvest Workers and are opening more all the time. If interested, please contact our new President, David Knauss – david.knauss@lifeimpactministries.net
Alongside
http://www.alongsidecares.net/
Barnabas International
http://www.barnabas.org/
Barnabas Zentrum: Ministering to Those Who Minister
http://www.barnabaszentrum.com/
He Restoreth Ministries, Inc.: We serve missionaries!
http://www.herestoreth.com/index.html
Heartstream Resources for Cross-cultural Workers
http://heartstreamresources.org/
Le Rucher Ministries
https://www.lerucher.org/index.html
Minnesota Renewal Center
http://www.minnesotarenewal.org/MissionaryCare.html
Missionary Care from Caring for Others
http://www.missionary-care.org/index.html
Paracletos: Coming Alongside Missionaries
http://paracletos.org/
Servant Care: Caring for those who serve, and equipping Saints for ministry!
http://www.servantcare.com/index.php
I am trying to collect information about such sites, so it would be great if you could publish a list of these places on Brigada. Thanks!
TRAIN International in Joplin, MO offers 5-day re-entry retreats for global workers.
http://traininternational.org/Abide.html
Cleft Rock in Mt. Vernon, KY offers missionaries a place to rest and renew and a 3 days/2 night stay for pastors and missionaries is free.
http://cleftrockretreatcenter.org/
Godspeed Resources Connection, based in Columbia SC, is committed to helping intercultural workers thrive in the work they are called to do.