Mission:Equip is intended to be a portal which provides online tools for missionaries worldwide. All of us, missionaries included, find ourselves at times facing difficult struggles along our journey.

Recently, one of our partners, Dave Dias, and his wife Irene have been undergoing a difficult journey as Irene courageously battles a rare, terminal disease called Primary Amyloidosis.

We thought the visitors to this website might be interested in reading more about how God is sustaining this couple as they face life circumstances which they never anticipated. Feel free to check out the blog at IreneDias.com and also read about the new book recounting their battle, Irene’s Journey of Faith.

Our hope is that the story of Irene and Dave will be of great encouragement to those in the Lord’s service who are facing frightening circumstances as you read about the God who promises to uphold you no matter how difficult and painful your life’s journey may seem.

We’re thrilled with the mention of our site in the most recent issue of Brigada Today and are also thrilled that you are visiting our site!

There is a lot for you to explore here at Mission:Equip. Here are some of the sections we would encourage you to check out:

Prepare
Tools for those getting ready to go on a missions trip or are just getting started.

Insure
Options for missionary medical insurance.

Go
A suite of travel-related tools especially chosen for missions-minded folks.

Connect
Tools to facilitate ongoing communication between missions workers abroad and their family, friends, and supporters back home.

Share
A network of over 450 country-specific and issue-specific blogs and wikis which allow missionaries, short-term workers, missions pastors, missions agency staff, etc. to tell their stories to the broader missions-minded community. Includes the ability to embed a financial support url with all stories submitted.

Opportunities
A place for missions agencies and denominational missions boards to post short-term and long-term opportunities and for people looking for such opportunities to find their place in the world to serve.

Even though the Mission:Equip website officially launched only a little more than three months ago, we are hard at work to improve the site, add new helpful tools, and enhance your experience. Here are some things that are on the horizon:

Making It Easier to Submit Stories and Opportunities
While you may currently add a story or opportunity to our website through a few simple steps (see the front page of the Opportunities section for directions on adding an opportunity or a country-specific or issue-specific Submit Your Own Story page for adding a story), we are working on an easier, more universal way of adding stories and opportunities.

A Comprehensive Missions Database
We are working on a way for organizations, missionaries, churches, etc. to add their information to a comprehensive, country-specific missions database which will list those entities involved in specific countries.

Enabling Organizations To Embed Our Tools In Their Websites
We are implementing a strategy which will allow organizations to private label our portal and provide our tools to their constituencies through their own websites.

As you browse our site, if you have any questions or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We would be very happy to make your acquaintance and even happier to help you in any way we can!

Frank Johnson
Co-Founder & Internet Strategist