It takes years of preparation and financial commitments to get a missionary to the field. But once they are there, who provides spiritual soul care for most missionaries? Who is helping prevent missionaries from coming home from their chosen field simply because they became so busy doing work for God that they neglected their life in God?

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In October 2018, James & Melody officially joined Ministry Essentials to join in with offering essential support to the whole global worker ’til Christ is formed in them. James & Melody spent the next few months support raising, and James officially began serving as the MEI Managing Director in April 2019. In this role, James oversees the daily operations of MEI such as Finances & Budget, Human Resources, Child Protection Program, Website, IT & Data Protection