The Shepherd's Refuge is a 2-year program designed to provide biblical counseling/mentoring and training to pastors and their wives in Asia for the unique struggles and burdens they face in ministry and within their own marriages.

Shepherds need shepherding. In closed countries, church cultures are often places where pastors and their wives are overworked and often neglected. Strapped for time as well as financially, these pastors rarely get a break. This retreat in a bordering country will provide a connection with trained pastors and biblical counselors, who will continue providing care online for a 1-2 year period. There will be 2 options annually to attend (Spring or Fall) for up to 6 couples per retreat. In year one, the Shepherd's Refuge is designed to provide respite where pastoral couples will be heard, understood, and directed toward the Biblical wisdom needed to pursue Christ more faithfully, and to love one another in a more Christlike manner. In year two, the couples will be provided Biblical Counseling basic training to hone their discipleship skills for those under their care. The goal is to help pastors get to a healthy place with their personal lives so that they model the Gospel from the home outward, and then in turn, equip them to come alongside other pastors and wives in their home country. Shepherd's Refuge plans to raise the finances to cover all the retreat costs of each couple attending (lodging/meals). Participants are asked to cover their travel expenses, but if assistance is needed for travel, funds will also be made available to help on a case-by-case basis.

In order to help us shepherd the shepherds of East Asia would you prayerfully consider giving a one-time gift of $25, $50, $100, $500, $1000, or sponsoring a family ($2400) toward our goal of $28,000? Any size gift would be incredibly helpful.