GET INVOLVED
The ministries and leadership of ELIM Retreat Ministries are supported by the gifts of people who believe in the purpose and personnel of this ministry. ELIM Retreats offers its retreats cost free to missionaries and pastors, so that financial burden will not exempt global workers from participation.
Towards that goal, Henry and Diane Stewart, leaders of ELIM Retreats on behalf of Barnabas, must raise their own financial support for their living and their ministry expenses.
There are several ways you can partner with the Stewarts and ELIM.
HOW CAN I USE MY GIFTS?
Serve along with us at an ELIM Retreat!
An ELIM Retreat always involves keen hearted students and adults to serve global workers during the Retreats. Would you be willing to use your gifts in serving men and women who are on the leading edge of the Great Commission? To learn more, contact us.
Partner financially with us!
- "Raising support" for living expenses is one way that the Stewarts deeply identify with the lives of global workers world wide. To help us in this way frees us to spend more time in direct ministry to missionaries.
- "Ministry expenses" are the costs involved in offering Retreats cost-free to global workers—food, retreat site rental costs, administrative and travel expenses. These funds are raised from individuals, businesses and churches that recognize the strategic value of this ministry.
Is this really a good investment?
Let two of our participants tell you.
"Warm and loving greetings to you from sunny Tanzania. My wife and I attended one of the ELIM Retreats. I wanted to thank you and all those who helped serve us for all you did for us. When we came for the Retreat, my wife and I were going through a lot of emotional turmoil. We fought the whole drive up to the Retreat site.
You gave us a place of calm and beauty to lick our wounds; it was a place in which we felt free of expectations. We literally wallowed in the love that was offered us by the two of you and your staff. When our relational bank account was bankrupt, you made a generous donation to keep us going. Truly, you were ministers of grace and the Lord’s instruments.
The Lord has been gracious and we have grown strong again. Whatever Kingdom work we have accomplished in the last few years since our Retreat, I'm certain the Lord will apportion you a heavenly reward as it is highly doubtful we would still be here if you hadn’t helped pluck us from the mire."
HOW DO I BEGIN?
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Use Electronic Funds Transfer.
This is a simple monthly withdrawal from your checking or savings account. You may fill out an EFT Form, attach a voided check" mail it to:
Barnabas International, Attn: Finance Department
P.O. Box 11211
Rockford, Il. 61126
To download the EFT Form, click here.
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Send a check.
Make your check payable to Barnabas International and add a note stating, "For Stewart's support" or "For ELIM expenses." and mail to:
Barnabas International
P.O. Box 11211
Rockford, Il. 61126
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Give by credit card.
Complete the online form, or call us with your Visa or MasterCard information (at 815-395-1335).
To give online by credit card, click here.
