The Innkeepers by Sanctuary Inn

Katie Crawford & Joann Price share with us about how to serve and care for others wherever you are today. ABOUT KATIE CRAWFORD & JOANN PRICE: Katie Crawford has been passionate about supporting missionaries and pastoral care for years. She had a vision when she was 19 on a mission trip about a place where people focused on doing God's Kingdom work could come for refreshment. Sound fami...

Ruth helps us understand the importance of caring for leaders serving globally. ABOUT RUTH: Ruth’s life goal is to know Christ and make Him known. She grew up in Nigeria. Her parents were involved in cross-cultural ministry in Nigeria. By grade 8, she knew with certainty that she, too, would be involved in cross-cultural work in some way. At the end of grade 10, having tired of boarding school, sh...

Kenneth & Ellen unpack the challenging reality of the need for us to safeguard TCKs in our broken world. ABOUT KENNETH & ELLEN: Kenneth and Ellen have been living and working in SE Asia for the past 19 years. They are both trained forensic interviewers of children and have participated in numerous responses to the alleged harm of kids and vulnerable adults in the mission world. This harm i...

Neil Miller shares with us the simple yet profound concept of learning to listen to God. ABOUT NEIL MILLER: Neil Miller is a professional engineer who runs a tech start-up company in Asia, writes books, and prays for people every chance he gets. Although he is a credentialed minister, he believes that you don’t have to be a pastor or priest to heal the sick or hear God’s voice. He holds degrees fr...

Anna Hampton explores the topic of danger and risk management in cross-cultural work. ABOUT ANNA HAMPTON: For the past fifteen years Anna Hampton and her husband Neal have served with Barnabas International in pastoral care and as risk specialists. They focus on serving those who work in the most dangerous places of the world. Anna shares God’s Word interwoven with personal experiences from living...

Jon Taylor unpacks the power and purpose of Coaching to transform lives. ABOUT JON TAYLOR: After taking part in Coaching Mission International' s first coach training in 2009, Jon's passion to see transformation in people's lives was fueled when he saw the power of coaching to help people get unstuck, grow and thrive. His missions experiences include living in Zimbabwe for one year wit...

Denise Beck shares about the needs and realities of women serving cross-culturally around the world. ABOUT DENISE BECK: Denise Beck is the executive director of Velvet Ashes. Shaped by her years in S. Sudan, Denise’s heart grew for women who take the unknown and carve out beauty in all its forms. When she was introduced to Velvet Ashes, she found a place that celebrated that beauty as well. Servin...

Bret Taylor & Sheryl O’Bryan share about the care and support they provide for missionary kids as they return to their passport country. ABOUT BRET TAYLOR & SHERYL O’BRYAN: Bret Taylor is the President of Interaction International and creator of the Adaptable TCK Model. He’s spent over 25 years serving Third Culture Kids, starting as a chaplain for MKs in Kenya and later leading the Youth...

Eric gives us insight into the changing world of Global Missions; the challenges and blessings that it holds. ABOUT ERIC: Eric was born and raised in Damascus, Oregon, and became a Christian while attending Oregon State University. After finishing his university studies, he served as a missionary in Mongolia for a year and then returned to the US to pursue a Th. M. degree at Dallas Theological Sem...

Josh & Risa Hobson share about their ministry of hospitality and missionary care located in Portugal. ABOUT JOSH & RISA HOBSON: Josh and Risa Hobson are missionaries with TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) who currently provide member care through Lado a Lado Ministries’ retreat center in Portugal, where they live with their family. Their mission is to walk alongside Christian workers...

Dr. Betty Sue Brewster shares her rich life experience in missions and also her wisdom in the field of language and culture acquisition. ABOUT DR. BETTY SUE BREWSTER: Betty Sue grew up in Venezuela in a missionary family where she came to know the Lord at a young age. She discovered an interest in languages as a pre-teen when she visited a couple who were translating the NT into a local language....

Nathan LaGrange the Director of Oasis Rest International unpacks their global ministry of missionary care. ABOUT NATHAN LAGRANGE: Nathan LaGrange has over 25 years of pastoral and business experience; he is honored to serve as the Executive Director of Oasis Rest International (ORI) . Nathan and Tricia have been married over 25 years, have 4 children and one grandbaby. In the midst of everything N...

Rodrigo & Valeska Petrelli share their experience and hard-earned wisdom as Brazilians working on multicultural mission teams. ABOUT RODRIGO AND VALESKA PETRELLI: Rodrigo and Valeska Petrelli are Brazilian missionaries with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) who have been living and serving in Africa for 15 years. They have two teenage sons: Pedro and Asafe. The Petrelli Family is currently based in...

Bruce and Cindy McMartin tell the story of their life work on two sides of the globe as they worked alongside their students in missions. ABOUT BRUCE & CINDY MCMARTIN: Bruce & Cindy met at Multnomah Bible College and married after graduating in 1975. They have 3 grown children. Bruce earned a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and a D.Miss from Western Seminary. Bruce & Cindy were ac...

Our guests talk about the realities of preparing for working in closed access and creative access countries. Today we are talking about “Preparing to Work in Hard Places”. What we mean by that is places where religion, language learning, climate and politics make it especially hard to be a global worker. ABOUT SAM & JIM: Sam has lived in 2 countries in the Middle East for 11 years with his wif...

Amy Young of Global Trellis shares recent research on what missionaries wished they could share with supporters. ABOUT AMY YOUNG, MA, LPC: Amy Young, MA, LPC served in China for nearly 20 years, holding various leadership roles, including Member Care Director for 10 years. She co-founded Velvet Ashes, an online community for women working cross-culturally. She founded Global Trellis which develops...

Cheryl Savageau talks with us about the needs and realities of Parents of Missionaries. ABOUT CHERYL W. SAVAGEAU, EdD, LPC: After an early career as a secondary school teacher Cheryl dedicated her professional life to Christian counseling. For more than 35 years she counseled and taught families, teens, couples, individuals and groups in churches, colleges, private practice and in public agencies...

Ericka Lopez-Harris gives a Biblical and practical understanding of lament in the life of a global worker. ABOUT ERICKA LOPEZ-HARRIS: Ericka Lopez-Harris has been serving in cross-cultural ministries since 1992. In 2010, she joined Oasis Rest International (formally known as Life Impact Ministries) with a desire to further the Gospel by strengthening global Workers. Ericka Lopez-Harris also facili...

Dr. Herb Lamp unpacks the importance of holistic self-care. ABOUT DR. HERB LAMP: Dr. Herb and Debbie Lamp are Midwesterners at heart, even though they have lived for much of their adult lives in Europe—Serbia, Austria and Germany. Presently, the Lamps serve with Barnabas International and pastor the global workforce of mission personnel through word, prayer, counsel, and encouragement. Herb holds...

Dr. Steve Tracy speaks honestly from his ministry experience, personal life, and walk with God on a theology of suffering and its critical affect on our lives and ministry. ABOUT STEVE TRACY: Dr. Steve Tracy is the president and international director of Mending the Soul Ministries, a global ministry which creates abuse healing resources. Since 1995 Steve has taught theology and ethics at Phoenix...

Dr. Mary Wilder, a pioneer missionary doctor, shares her story of leaving the field to care for her aging parents. ABOUT DR. MARY WILDER Dr. Mary Wilder obtained her B.S. from Portland State University and later her M.D. from University of Oregon Medical School. God then called her to serve as a medical doctor with CBInternational in Pakistan. She lived and worked in Pakistan from 1966 - 1983. Her...

Jeremy Waldridge of Pure Life Alliance helps us understand the struggles of sexual brokenness and the hope for healing. ABOUT JEREMY WALDRIDGE: Jeremy Waldridge is the executive director of Pure Life Alliance and has over a decade of experience leading men out of the crippling effects of shame and addiction. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Books: Rethinking Sexuality: God’s Design and Why It Matters by Dr. J...

Dr. Rachel Heffied unpacks the significance of wellbeing and thriving in missionary life. ABOUT DR RACHEL HEFFIELD: Dr. Rachel Heffield has been engaged with missionaries and called to international ministry most of her life. Growing up as a PK and headed to the mission field, she began studying counseling to meet people where they were at in their journeys, to bring hope of the gospel. She finds...

A Portland church pastor shares from his experience on how a church can tangibly care for their global workers.

Steve and Kara, The Innkeeper hosts, share some tips, tools, and training opportunities for getting started in Missionary Care today. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:   Books: Too Valuable to Lose: Exploring the Causes and Cures of Missionary Attrition by William D. Taylor Enhancing Missionary Vitality: Mental Health Professions Serving Global Missions by John R. Powell, PhD, and Joyce M. Bowers, M.S.W....