A special fund set up for missionary care. This could include counseling, sabbaticals or medical care. When funds are used for these special missionary care needs, EFM will be happy to communicate how funds are being used as a blessing to our missionaries. 

Scott & Andrea Sward located in Cambodia have set up a study center in the prison. They would like to purchase bibles, chairs, tables and bookshelves to furnish it.

Transportation: there is always a need to support our missionaries here! Whether it is maintenance or repair of a vehicle, even gas to fill the tank, these costs are always a financial challenge. This fund is a great way to support our missionaries as they do their ministries.

The Carpenter's family home in Rwanda has major deterioration in the masonry structure of the walls due to moisture. Repairs have been done in a few sections of the home, but they need to continue the upgrades of all the walls to complete the process and keep the home dry. They have been blessed with someone who is experienced in this type of construction and has repaired other buildings in the missionary community.

As growth is happening with the church plantings in Mexico, our families are requesting tables and chairs for THREE new churches!

They are asking for 75 chairs and 9 tables.

Consider blessing this ministry and prayers for the Giron's, Chavez's, Moscosa's and Rameriz families. Pray for discernment and praise for the fruit that is occurring already from these ministries.

These funds will help 8 of our 29 church leaders to provide small business training. During the process, a participant will be required to submit a well-conceived business proposal that is reviewed and approved by the training team. With local oversight these funds are invested in businesses that can produce long-term sustainability to these leaders and their households. Introduced in 2023 by Global Disciples in Burundi, it is a method of getting established in a community for relationships, ministry, disciple-making and church planting.

Even though this family has retired from EFM, they are very much involved in encouraging and sharing their wisdom to other workers in the mission field of Nepal.

There are plans to travel back to the country in support and this would help finance some of the travel expenses.

In 2023, the mission and church of Bangladesh hosted their first marriage retreat and it was a huge success! This was a well conceived plan and all participants enjoyed a wonderful candle-lit dinner on their last evening. They would like to expand this ministry and Friends Women Fellowship will help this ministry to get established, with future retreats to be self-supporting.

For Mexico, these funds will help 3 church planters provide one workshop hosting 15 couples each. There is a great need in marriage counseling for the couples these church plants are ministering to.

A guest house would provide much needed space for a few days so our missionaries A. & M. A. in Bangladesh can provide training and seminars to those in the field throughout the year.