Trust Banks  - MEDIC is implementing a cutting edge enterprise development program. The approach involves two tiers of  enterprise development to create financial opportunities for those in need. The 1st Tier Loan Funds involve formation of Trust Banks requiring training and equipping of micro business entrepreneurs with capital, skills, ethics training, and equipment, effectively leading to sustainable incomes and management of their finances.

Next Level Fund - The 2nd Tier or Next Level Fund involves identifying successful micro entrepreneurs who have a sound business plan, with the passion, character, and capacity to expand their businesses to the next level.  A stage where they will need to hire employees, and agree to conduct their business and employee relationship practices in ways that conform to Trust Bank principles of honesty, integrity, education, and giving back to their communities. MEDIC will serve as the their link to higher level alternative financing with loans averaging $10,000 - $25,000 that will also be managed by MEDIC Affiliate staff members. 2nd Tier financing may also be leveraged with other conventional financing where larger projects, creating more jobs, opportunities, and efficiencies can become a reality. 

  MEDIC views assistance to entrepreneurs in developing nations as an empowering agent, an enabling element creating sustainable opportunities for the poor who have been kept outside of the conventional credit mainstream on the grounds that they are poor and therefore not credit worthy. Equity investment and credit can be a means to break the vicious cycle of poverty and it serves as a catalyst in the overall economic development process of a Community and a Nation. For a sponsorship of $50-$300 a micro business entrepreneur can get started.  For a donation of $10,000, up to one-hundred (100) micro businesses and their families can benefit.

Healing Hands -Through our new ministry of "Healing Hands" led by Suzanne Roma, we believe in medical outreach work that has a sustainable long term blessing to those in impoverished nations. Uniquely through "Healing Hands" we focus on medical ministry that involves a sustainable element.  Training and  equipping a native peoples, leads to exponential impacts in the medical ministry to that nation. More people can be reached. This could be anything from equipping a Childrens Hospital Ward in Ghana West Africa, to training community leaders and equipping local health practicioners with vital tools and education experiences. This training leads to improving health practices leading to the prevention of AIDS, and other diseases and uniquely shares the love of God. We have partnered with organizations such as Mercy International Mission Outreach (MIMO) as a medical supplies donation link. Donated medical supplies have provided by MEDIC to Honduras and Benin through Mercy Ships International www.mercyships.org  , and were utilized in outreaches to Honduras through Central American Medical Outreach (CAMO) www.camo.org . Through a MEDIC Affiliate in the Amanzimtoti region of South Africa, in the years 2001-2006 we supported the start-up and development,  of a ministery to those affected by the AIDS crisis, providing food, small medical clinics, and hospice care. If you are interested in learning more about how you can join us in supporting the call of the Healing Hands ministry, please contact Suzanne Roma, Director, at 330-871-4256.

We have recognized that good works apart from evangelism is futile Christianity. The most cost effective means of evangelism is typically through training of native Christian Communbity Developers, Pastors and Evangelists.  In developing nations often one can see a thirst and hunger in native Christian leaders to be involved in systematic, spirit led, biblical studies, leading to formal recognition of their accomplishments through legitimate diploma, and degree programs.  MEDIC is working to establish a pilot education program in India and then Benin. A program for lay persons, and  for those called to full  time ministry is under development. We are reviewing courses of study offered by Christian Leadership University, as well as others.  The expectation is that a coordinator will need to be trained in each nation on-site by an International Director of Education. The MEDIC School for Sustainable Development shall be funded through general donations to MEDIC, grants, and scholarship sponsorships and endowments. A position of International Director of Education is being sought.

Project Marine Star - A large vision we know, yet with God all things are possible! At the very inception of MEDIC the Trustees envisioned use of a support vessel in order to accomplish our sustainable mission purpose of education, skills training, and provision of medical wellness and relief. As a spiritual for credit collegiate community at sea, without land-based distractions, students are able to study and interact in a way that is fixed, focused, and enhances the building of quality relationships with each other and God. Each voyage at sea would be multi-purpose and will include transportation of materials and equipment essential to and in support of a Missions oriented Community Development or Relief Outreach Partner Project experience. There is nothing quite like an experience at Sea. A ship experience encourages all who come aboard to expand their horizons and embark on a journey of revelation and discovery.  We have successfully negotiated an agreement for the acquisition of a ship to serve this mission, known as the "Marine Star" aka as the "Aquarama". An advisory team is being assembled to bring this project to fruition so stay tuned....

Therefore we are committed to the education, training, sending out, and supporting of native pastors and community developers, especially those that will graduate from formal discipleship and education programs and have a desire to permanently serve in the capacity for which they have been trained. It is not uncommon for a native pastor working in the 10/40 Window to lead 2,000 - 3,000 persons to faith in Christ each year. A 12 month commitment of $150 per month from you or your partnership group can send a native missionary into the field who not be there otherwise. If you choose to sponsor a native missionary you will receive a full biography and correspond regularly and directly with that missionary.

Native Missionaries are waiting to be supported.

National Missionaries as citizens typically have more freedom to reach unchurched people groups within the nations they reside and are far more cost-effective. A National missionary can be trained, sent out and supported for five percent of the cost of an international missionary from the west. You can help take part. For $150 per month in most developing nations a national pastor or community developer can be adequately supported and equipped to go forth with the gospel.

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