When Missionaries Return Home for Good - Episode 68

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Show Notes

A question we often ask on the podcast is, "Who pastors the pastor?" But an equally important question is, "Who pastors the missionaries?" In way too many cases, those families who are serving on foreign soil have little or no pastoral investment. And for some, the need for the love and care of a pastor is dire.

In this episode of The Minister's Friend, Pastor John concludes his interview with Jon and Tammie Rissmiller, who serve with both Global Outreach International and Pastor2Missionaries, providing direct (and often on site) pastoral care to missionaries around the world.  In this episode, they talk about how to provide care for missionaries who are permanently returning home from the field.

Resources

Books:

• Serving As Senders Today: How To Care For Missionaries As The Prepare To Go, Are On The Field, And Return Home, Revised Edition, Neal Pirolo, Emmaus Road International,  (January 1, 2012)
• Mind The Gaps: Engaging the Church In Missionary Care, David Wilson, Ed., 2015, Believers Press (Three Strand Partners)

Web Resources:

• Global Outreach International (Tuplo, MS) Website
• Pastor2Missionaries (Lancaster, CS) Website

Missions Training/Debriefing/Counseling:

• Mission Training International - Palmer Lake, Colorado - https://www.mti.org/
• TRAIN International - Joplin, Missouri - https://traininternational.org/
• Alongside - Richland, Michigan - https://www.alongsidecares.net
• Heartstream Resources:  https://www.heartstreamresources.org/
• Paracletos:         https://paracletos.org/personal-debriefing/
• M.T.I.:    https://www.mti.org/
• Link Care Center: http://linkcare.org/link-care-center   (Does More counseling than debriefing but help missionaries)
• Center For Relational Care: https://www.relationalcare.org/  (More Counseling than debriefing)
• Godspeed Resources Connection:  https://www.godspeedresources.org/you (debriefing and counseling)

To find out more about the Rissmillers' ministry or to provide support:

• https://globaloutreach.org/giving/missionary-details/jon-and-tammie-rissmiller