Ministry Essentials
till Christ is formed in you
Welcome to Ministry Essentials…support for the whole global worker
We offer proactive soul care to global workers, national Christian leaders, and third culture kids by
Joining their journey of faith
Challenging their assumptions about life and God
Igniting a deeper hope in Him
Special Projects for 2020
Albania Silent Retreat Center
“Thank you so much for the quiet, it soothes my soul and helps me find God.” (Global worker in Hungary)
Seeing the need global and national workers alike have for prayer and a quiet place, Jez and Jacqui Heasman are laying the foundation for an Albanian place of silent retreat. They hope to raise $25,000 in seed money to get it going. Would you consider a special gift to help meet this need?
Wartian Storm Recovery
In August 2020, the worst thunderstorm in US history hit Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the home of James and Melody Wartian, MEI’s Operation Director. Category 4 hurricane-force winds battered their house and destroyed their garage. After insurance, $15,000 is still needed to rebuild their garage. Would you consider a special gift to help them meet this need?
Budapest Garden House
MEI’s Budapest Garden House serves as both a soul care center for Eastern Europe, serving hundreds of global workers, and the home for MEI’s staff. Currently, there is an operations shortfall of $48,000. Would you consider a special gift to help us end the year in the black?
Use Where Needed
Ministry Essentials offers essential support to the whole global worker. Any gift you give will help us provide much-needed care during the current times of isolation and uncertainty. Would you consider making an unrestricted gift which allows us to use those funds where they are needed most? (Note: Select “300 General Fund” from the options offered when you click on Give.)
Essential Support Makes a Difference
till Christ is formed in you
This quote by Douglas Copeland came to mind about three days into our time together: “Here is my secret…that I need God; that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer am capable of giving; to help me be kind because I am no longer capable of being kind; to help me love because I am beyond able to love.” Thank you for helping us see our need with compassion and tenderness. We want to keep moving toward God.
I don’t know if churches and supporters can fully grasp the importance of Ministry Essentials work in Eastern Europe. Hungary is a dark and lonely place, and while it looks beautiful on the outside, we have some of the highest rates of depression and suicide in the world. Global workers here are under constant attack from the enemy, and support resources have historically been slim to none. Ministry Essentials has become our spiritual and mental health lifeline.
Igniting Hope
till Christ is formed in you
Creative Breath of God
In the middle of very busy workloads, we’re glad you decided to pause with us to remember what God has done in the past and look forward to what He will do in the future. Though quick, these little pauses are sacred, because they sit right in the middle of all the ordinary… And isn’t that where we usually find God? As you listen to Scott and Jayne Cuidon, we pray your heart will stir with memory and hope. For, as Julian of Norwich put it, “All is well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well.”
