Maryknoll Lay Missioners Revenue and Competitors

Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) is a Catholic organization inspired by the mission of Jesus to live and work with poor communities in Africa, Asia and the Americas, responding to basic needs and helping to create a more just and compassionate world. Our Lay Missioners work to assist those living in extreme poverty, victims of human trafficking, people in prison and those affected by war and urban violence. They live and work with those they serve. They also offer their compassion and skills through more than 100 ministries which encompass healthcare, education, compassionate care of children and orphans, microenterprise, faith formation and restorative justice. To date, approximately 800 lay missioners have been involved in mission work around the world.\n\nMaryknoll Lay Missioners consists of Catholic men, women, couples and families who are called to live and work with the very poor in Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, El Salvador, Kenya, Tanzania. In 2018, they their regions will expand to Haiti and South Sudan. Missioners respond to basic needs of the people in the communities they serve and help to create a more just and compassionate world. Based in the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching, missioners serve in the fields of health, education, sustainable development, justice & peace, and pastoral care. \n\nMKLM welcomes single people, married couples or families, who are Catholic and over the age of 21, to apply. Lay Missioners who join the program are eligible for benefits such as health insurance coverage, a 529 College Savings Program for children of missioner families as well as MKLM’s new Student Loan Repayment Program. Maryknoll Lay Missioners commit to serving 3 ½ years overseas, with many missioners serving well past their initial contract.