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Volume 2 in the Global Member Care series, Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity, is part of an ongoing effort to help us keep current with both our globalizing world and the global field of member care. It is designed for those with member care responsibility who want to develop their member care skills in light of the major challenges affecting the world. The goal is to encourage us all to “broaden our experiential boundaries”: to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities for connecting and contributing to various international sectors on behalf of the diversity of remarkable people who serve in mission/aid as well as on behalf of humanity itself.

This volume can be used as a state-of-the-art text for training purposes in universities, mission/aid/development settings, and as a handbook for member care workers, sending groups, and those with member care responsibility. It not only provides valuable content but also models the value of crossing into other sectors as we seek to integrate our work/lives more globally.

Crossing Sectors points us to the raison de être for our mission/aid efforts: improving the lives of fellow-humans, many who are impoverished, devoid of basic human rights, and living in places beset with protracted calamities, intractable conflicts, injustice and inequities. We sincerely hope that this core compilation of solid materials will both inspire and instruct our colleagues around the world in their member care work and service to humanity, especially on behalf of vulnerable people everywhere.

Connections and Contributions for Serving Humanity

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Endorsements

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Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity makes a profound contribution to all who are helping to make the world a better, safer, and healthier place. The member care movement has truly come of age with this book. Ted Lankester, MD, Director of Health Services, InterHealth Worldwide; Director of Community Health Global Network

This inspired book guides us into many of the complex challenges facing humanity and highlights the increasing relevance of multi-sectoral member care in addressing these challenges. Alison Schafer, Senior Program Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS); World Vision Australia/International

The O'Donnells excel yet again in ...expanding our thinking and skill sets. Get ready to head into the next phase of member care—and into the heart of global issues and opportunities! Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, co-founder Families in Global Transition conference