Contents Foreword vii Preface ix Introduction: To the Ends of the Earth, to the End of the Age 1 Part 1 : The Member Care Context 1. Going Global: A Member Care Model for Best Practice 13 Kelly O'Donnell 2. Developing a Flow of Care and Caregivers 23 David Pollock 3. Christianity at 2000: Changes Today, Challenges Tomorrow 33 Todd M. Johnson 4. Humanitarianism With a Point 37 John L. Amstutz 5. Commemorating the Witnesses to the Faith 41 John Paul II Part 2: Regional Issues and Insights Section 1: Asia 6. Challenges and Care for Asian Missionaries 47 Gracia Wiarda 7. MK Education and Care: Lessons From Asia 61 Polly Chan Section 2: South Asia 8. Care for Christian Workers in India: Dark Obstacles and Divine Opportunities 77 K. Rajendran 9. Field Care for Asian Missionaries in South Asia 87 Ah Kie Lim iii iv Section 3: Africa 10. Member Care for African Mission Personnel 95 Naomi Famonure 11. Member Care in North Africa: Finding Life in the Desert 109 Anke Tissingh 12. Mobile Member Care Team/West Africa: Our Journey and Direction 117 Darlene Jerome 13- Member Care Development in South Africa 127 Marina Prins and Braam Willemse 14. Tumaini Counselling Centre: Ten Years In/From East Africa 137 Roger K. Brown and Shirley M. Brown Section 4: Latin America 15- Awakening Pastoral Care in Latin American Missions 147 Christopher Shaw 16. Pastoral Care From Latin America: Some Suggestions for Sending Churches 157 Pablo Carrillo Luna 17. Preparing to Persevere in Brazilian Missions 163 Márcia Tostes 18. Holding On to the Good: A Short Experience for Emotional Debriefing 171 Esly Carvalho Section 5: Arabic World 19- Ministering Wisely in the Middle East: Christian Service Under Pressure 177 Naß Abi-Hashem and Anneke Companjen 20. Doing Member Care in Red Zones: Examples From the Middle East 193 Raymond Hicks Part 3: Providing and Developing Member Care Section 1 : Master Care 21. Jesus Christ: The Heart of Member Care 209 David Huggett andJoyce Huggett 22. Joy and Sacrifice in the Lord 223 Ajith Fernando V Section 2: Self and Mutual Care 23- Giants, Foxes, Wolves, and Flies: Helping Ourselves and Others 237 Kelly O 'Donnell and Michèle Lewis O 'Donnett 24. Sexual Purity in Missions 249 Ken Williams 25. Surviving War as a Caregiver: A Personal Account 257 Paula O 'Keefe Section 3: Sender Care 26. Best Practice Guidelines 269 Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission—Global Connections, UK Code of Best Practice in Member Care—Evangelical Fellowship of Canada 27. Care and Support of Local Staff in Christian Humanitarian Ministry 277 John Fawcett 28. Administrative Guidelines for Remaining or Returning 289 Laura Mae Gardner 29. Reinventing Missionary Commitment 295 Kath Donovan and Ruth Myors 30. Running Well and Resting Well: Twelve Tools for Missionary Life 309 Kelly O'Donnell and Michèle Lewis O'Donnell Section 4: Specialist Care 31. A Guest in Their World 323 Karen Carr a Pastoral/Spiritual Care 32. Pastoral Encouragement: Seven Letters to Christian Workers 331 Lareau Lindquist 33. Reviewing Personal Spirituality: Reflections on Work With Overseas Personnel 339 Annie Hargrave B Physical/Medical Care 34. Helping Missionaries Start Healthy and Stay Healthy 349 Michael E.Jones and Kenneth Gamble 35. Health and Safety Guidelines for Preventing Accidents 365 InterHealth and People In Aid a Training/Career Care 36. Career Development for Mission Personnel 369 Gordon Jones and Rosemary Jones 37. Training Asian Counselors for Missionary Care 377 Ron Noll and Barbara Rohnert-Noll vi B Team Building/Interpersonal 38. Building Resilient Teams: The CACTUS Kit 391 Kelly O'Donnell 39. The Potential and Pitfalls of Multicultural Mission Teams 399 David Greenlee, Yongjoong Cho, and Abraham Thulare B Family/MKs 40. Caring for Missionary Families: Applications From the Military 407 Hans V. Ritscbard 41. Supporting Expatriate Women in Difficult Settings 419 Annemie Grossbauser B Financial/Logistical 42. A Mindset and Department for Member Care 435 Bruce Swanson 43. The Perils of Pioneering: Responsible Logistics for Hostile Places 445 Steve Holloway and Kitty Holloway a Crisis/Contingency 44. Guidelines for Crisis and Routine Debriefing 457 Debbie Lovell Hawker 45. Human Rights Advocacy in Missions 477 Wilfred Wong o Counseling/Psychological 46. Field Counseling: Sifting the Wheat From the Chaff 489 Leonard J. Cerny II and Dave S. Smith 47. The Cross of Christ in Debriefing and Ethnic Reconciliation 501 Erik Spruyt, Rbiannon Lloyd, and Renée Schudel Section 5: Network Care 48. Developing Member Care Affiliations 515 Kelly ODonnell 49. Global Member Care Resource List 529 Harry Hoffmann and Kelly ODonnell 50. Touring the Terrain: An International Sampler of Member Care Books 551 Kelly ODonnell Index 561