MACROMICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTA NOVEL CONCEPT FOR SUSTAINING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESYour Subtitle textHistorical PerspectivesWhat Is MMED?RationaleCore ValuesWhy The Name MMED?Financial AccountabilityQuestions & AnswersStart Up InformationGet Involved w/ MMEDHistorical Perspectives Dr. Frank E. Gainer and his wife, Alice, have traveled extensively and have visited every continent except Antarctica, with much of that travel involving mission service in developing countries.  After observing the plight of men and the financial status of many mission stations he posed the question “What can I 
do to help these people to sustain 
ministries long term without 
absolute dependency on donations from 
Christians in developed 
countries?”  The thought of economic 
development readily came 
to mind.  Economic development in developing 
countries is not new but 
it is difficult to measure the impact it has had on sustaining 
Christian ministries.
The economic development concept, MacroMicro Enterprise 
Development (MMED), materialized in Dr. Gainer’s mind in June, 
2000, during a trip to 
Nigeria, 
West Africa.  
Many ministry heads and board members have 
given little or no thought to ministry 
sustainability, assuming that money always would be coming from 
the 
United States 
or other developed country.  
Dr. Gainer challenged the Board of Trustees of a Christ-centered 
family ministry  headquartered in a moderately sized town 
in southwestern Nigeria to "think outside of the box" for ideas 
on new means of support to the ministry.  
Thus, the MacroMicro Enterprise Development (MMED) concept was 
birthed and the first business venture using the concept was 
soon in the planning phase.  Invariably the 
MMED concept has encouraged pastors, lay leaders and other 
ministry heads as they learn that perhaps there is a way to 
sustain ministries long term in their country with less 
dependency on outsiders.
Mrs. Gainer with
village chief at site of fertile 
farm land in Volta Region, Ghana
MISSION STATEMENT
MMED Inc. exists to help ensure longevity of 
Christian ministries in developing countries by 
connecting resources and like business interests 
with motivated Christians in host countries, 
resulting in less financial dependency on the 
western world (empowerment), sustained ministry 
growth and an evangelistic impact.
Dr. Gainer walking to land given by village chief (Grand Bassa County, Liberia) 
for developing and sustaining village church ministry
VISION STATEMENT
MMED Inc. will 
be a leader in developing countries for 
providing Christian organizations and 
participating people with an economic business 
concept that enables them and their ministries 
to thrive, operate independently and be 
sustained without absolute dependency on a 
constant stream of resources from the more 
developed countries, as countless business 
projects are developed and or replicated within 
their borders according to the MMED concept.
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