MINISTRY CARE VISION
Ministry Care exists to be the hands and feet of Jesus to nationals and missionaries worldwide in 2 ways:
Ministry Care seeks to continue Christ’s ministry of love, teaching and healing, and therefore, spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Ministry Care believes that love and hope are foundational to sharing the Gospel.
- To equip, empower, and train nationals (natives to that country) to carry out their ministries and offer hope and healing to their communities.
- To offer crisis and trauma care and teaching to both nationals and missionaries so they can continue to be effective in spreading the Gospel.
Ministry Care seeks to continue Christ’s ministry of love, teaching and healing, and therefore, spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Ministry Care believes that love and hope are foundational to sharing the Gospel.
Thoughts from Rumbie, a national in Zimbabwe, as to how vital Ministry Care is, especially for her in regards to being equipped and empowered to run a counseling ministry there.
"The greatest gift we can give to one another as the body of Christ is love. And the Bible says we must give away love. So many times in ministry we are giving love as we care for people, yet there is also a need for somebody to care for us. The cycle of giving and pouring out is where Ministry Care comes in. We who are called to care for and love others feel like we want to keep giving. But there are times we feel empty inside and exhausted. Being the ones who stand strong and stand firm in a world clearly struggling is wearisome. We are the salt and the light and sometimes it is too much. We feel dry and weary and we need care for ourselves.
People in ministry go through trauma and need to be ministered to as well. I started counseling even before I dealt with my own trauma because I felt God calling me to help others. I knew that I had not dealt my trauma (sexual abuse, loss of her mom at 16), but through my friendship with Misty and the time we spent together, I learned that I, too, could find healing. And now I can reach out to others without my own brokenness getting in the way. As a matter of fact, it reinforced the purpose of why God has created me to be in the counseling ministry.
The training was helpful as counseling is a new thing in Chinhoyi. I had a passion to help, but did not know how to go about it. The initial training, the empathy, and the listening skills were so valuable and gave me confidence to move forward and allow God to use me as a counselor in my own community and in my own country. The degree was necessary for the credentials, but the training was extremely beneficial. Misty gave practical ways to address needs while keeping God at the forefront. The genuineness and love of Christ shining through Misty when we did counseling together in those early days with the kids was powerful and set an example for me. All of the training was based on the foundation of Christ because He is the one who is going to bring healing. God will accomplish this work in me and through me."
People in ministry go through trauma and need to be ministered to as well. I started counseling even before I dealt with my own trauma because I felt God calling me to help others. I knew that I had not dealt my trauma (sexual abuse, loss of her mom at 16), but through my friendship with Misty and the time we spent together, I learned that I, too, could find healing. And now I can reach out to others without my own brokenness getting in the way. As a matter of fact, it reinforced the purpose of why God has created me to be in the counseling ministry.
The training was helpful as counseling is a new thing in Chinhoyi. I had a passion to help, but did not know how to go about it. The initial training, the empathy, and the listening skills were so valuable and gave me confidence to move forward and allow God to use me as a counselor in my own community and in my own country. The degree was necessary for the credentials, but the training was extremely beneficial. Misty gave practical ways to address needs while keeping God at the forefront. The genuineness and love of Christ shining through Misty when we did counseling together in those early days with the kids was powerful and set an example for me. All of the training was based on the foundation of Christ because He is the one who is going to bring healing. God will accomplish this work in me and through me."