Commission To Every Nation Inc.

Program: Pastoral Care

Program Description:

There are over 450 missionaries and family members serving worldwide.  We know they face struggles.  Our pastoral care team staying in contact with them dealing with the spiritual and mental stuggles they face.  Part of that pastoral care support is to go to the missionary's location to see what they face and to deal with issues in the field rather than having them come to the US.  This allows us to help them deal with issues first hand and in the stress environment.  This requires air travel, which is costly.  The results of such visits are enormous.

Program Long-Term Success:

When we spend time letting them know that someone cares enough about what they are doing to come spend time with them, there is a lasting impact.  It gives them the confidence to stay in the work, using their skills to benefit the people they are serving.  We see marriages and families healed.  The result are people with great skills serving in difficult places, knowing that they are not doing it alone.

Program Short-Term Success:

We see immediate results when we set down with a person who is doubting their abilities to serve and help them to re-evaluate their purpose.  In most cases we see the person or family gain a true sense of care and support available any time.

Program Success Monitored by:

The president and director follow up visits with communications and site visits to insure the progam success.  We monitor the missionaries periodic reports for indicators of success as well as the need for more pastoral care.

Program Success Examples:

As one example, we had an older couple serving in a remote mountainous region.  During the pastoral care visits and followup visits from the director, the couple determined it would be far better to move to a village where more people lived.  This resulted in greatly reduced stress on the husband's part becuase he spent a great deal of time insuring they had water and a route out of the location.  Their marriage was strengthened and their work with the people improved.

Program: Missionary Services

Program Description:

170 missionaries in over 45 countries serve only through the support of individuals, churches, foundations and businesses that want to make a difference in the world.  We have no underwriting denomination or foundation providing the financial needs for such a broad spectrum of work.  Still, devoted people continue to use their skills, talents and passions to touch lives everywhere.

Program Long-Term Success:

In the past 15 years we have had more than 450 families and singles ministering in more than 60 countries.  Medical work has been done in remote villages throughout Mexico, Central America, South America and Africa.  Orphans and children taken from abusive situations have received care and training.  Teachers have given an education to thousands of expatriat children.  Churches have been started throughout the world with the focus of being led by local leaders.  There are far too many accomplishments to outline, yet they all have been focused upon showing Christ's love to each person.

Program Short-Term Success:

With hundreds of ministries ongoing, each one has different measurable successes.  One example happened in the city of Doctor Arroyo, Mexico.  Our missionaries developed and led a feeding program for family members with people in the civil hospital.  Most of the family members had little or no money, having come from farming communities.  The missionary's desire was to teach the local churches how to manage this program by themselves.  In February 2008 the missionaries told the Mexican workers that they were willing to step away at any time.  Since then the work has been very successfully led by local leaders and the missionaries have moved to another country. 

Program Success Monitored by:

We track our many missionaries through reports as well as on-site visits conducted by our pastoral care staff.  Our president and director also selectively visits various locations to encourage and review the on-going work.

Program Success Examples:

• Wells are being dug in Mexico and Honduras
• A home for abused girls won the national girls acrobatic championship in Guatemala
• New orphanages have been started in Cameroon and Thailand.
• Disaster relief has been provided in various parts of the world
• Agricultural programs have helped many villages in Cameroon and Burkina Faso
• Performing Arts are used in Spain, Mexico, Guatemala and other countries to open hearts for counseling and ministry