The Win: We can remember that our global staff families and partners have left everything back home to follow Jesus. At the same time, they face most if not all of the same challenges that we all do. These stresses are intensified by cross-cultural life. This is where you come in - with all of our prayer and communication, with kindness and big hearts.  

This is the Right role for you if:

• Have an interest in global outreach 
• Have a heart to provide care for our missionaries, with others who will share the work
• You would like to serve with your family, helping your kids learn about missions and know missionaries
• Can stay in touch with our missionaries and their families faithfully (once a month) 
• Can pray for and advocate for their financial support needs (as one is willing and able)

Volunteer Responsibilities (in coordination with a team of others who help carry the load): 
● Develop a healthy, personal relationship with the missionary and if possible, their kids 
● Communicate with the missionary regularly (once a month) to understand how they are doing and what their personal, spiritual, and emotional needs might be (along with their kids) 

• Prayerfully ask the Lord to abundantly provide the support needs of His workers

● Pray for the missionary regularly based on knowledge of them 
● Affirm and encourage their work 
● Ask the missionary if there are ways they would like to be better connected to CFC 
● Update the missionary about changes around CFC 
● Consider sending notes, birthday/anniversary/encouragement cards from CFC (all staff can sign them) 
● Work with the Missions Team Lead or other staff to address relevant issues with them while they are on the field 
● Provide Power Connection updates - or encourage the global staff to share those updates 
● Arrange Support Team activities (i.e. if they are in the area, can help with airport arrival and departure, meals, prayer) 
● Assist in Beautiful Feet class presentation 
● Organize a welcome party at the airport or church when the missionary returns home
● Arrange accommodation and/or a car if necessary upon return 
● Encourage small group and other church members in Beautiful Feet class, etc. to invite them out for meals or outings, or provide childcare for a missionary family so couples can have a night out

• Optional: supporting one global staff family financially as little as $1 per week. 

Time Commitment:
Once a month, once a week when missionaries are visiting in town

Volunteers Needed:

• 12+ per care team, either individuals, families or small groups !
• For those interested in additional leadership responsibility, “Captains” to lead each team may also be needed (please speak with our Mission Team Lead if interested in learning more) 

Additional Requirements:

• A CFC member 
• Maintain sensitivity when sharing information about how the missionary is doing, respecting their need for confidentiality 

The Win: We are able to bless guests at the Nest in need of rest -  in a place of beauty!

This is the Right role for you if:

• you enjoy working with your hands 
• you are willing and able to clean our missionary house after either individual or family guests
• you are willing and able to do gardening 
• you have a heart to strengthen our global outreach efforts at CFC / you have a heart for missionary work
  
  

Volunteer Responsibilities:

• Outside work: gardening, weeding around the landscaped area of the house
• Inside work: bedding laundered, spot vacuuming (carpet upstairs only), spot mopping as needed, sweeping 
• Keeping the basic necessities stocked at the Nest: For ex.: trash bags, toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, bodywash, bathroom cleaner, Clorox wipes, toilet cleaner, dish soap, Kleenex, Laundry detergent, and dishwasher pods. Whoever is cleaning it between guests, please take a quick inventory of things that are getting low, or are out.  Volunteers will be reimbursed for items purchased. 
• Shopping and restocking: there might be someone that would take on regularly checking on supplies, and then do the "shopping and restocking"? Volunteers will be reimbursed for items purchased.
  
  

Time Commitment:

• Inside: Once a month (currently, guests visit approx. once every 1-2 months)
• Outside: besides winter months, gardening is needed around the house every couple weeks

Volunteers Needed: 12

• Note: Laundering the bed linens take the most time, but this can be done at one’s home
• Depending on how often you would like to serve, it may be around 2 hours per time of service,
• Note: There is currently an active group of people that are on the list to serve hearing of opportunities. 

Additional Requirements:

• Join the Nest service email listserv for communication with others so as to confirm who will be serving, and to learn about upcoming guests’ schedule
• Alert Missions Team Lead (Sean Radke) if repairs, concerns, needs are spotted inside or outside beyond your responsibility, who will coordinate with our facilities team