Mission suppliers

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This section contains information on suppliers of specific items useful for overseas mission or Christian workers. Some provide second-hand goods and some even supply items FREE for those involved in mission!

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Mission & Christian suppliers

Interhealth, London

InterHealth is an International Health Centre in London specializing in the health care of mission partners, aid workers, volunteers and those who work or travel abroad. They aim to provide a compassionate, unhurried and whole person approach to their patients and clients. Their all-Christian healthcare team comprises 3 doctors, 3 travel health nurse specialists, 2 counsellors a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist. They also have a network (currently 5) of InterHealth Associated Doctors able to see patients in different areas of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They work in close association with HealthLink360. InterHealth provides a comprehensive range of services and they can supply those working or travelling overseas with the full range of travel health supplies including medicines, anti-malarials, health kits and mosquito nets. Please send for a free catalogue.
Website: www.interhealth.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 020 7902 9000

Unimatco

Specialise in shipping for missionaries and overseas aid workers. Also can supply missionaries with a large range of equipment. Land Rover specialist.
Website: www.unimatco.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01753 886105/880230

Affordable Medicines for All

With offices in South Africa and the USA, AMFA exists to ensure that Christian healthcare professionals have access to a comprehensive and consistent formulary of essential medicines, with timely and efficient distribution, at competitive prices.
Website: www.amfa.org
Email:
Tel: ++ 27 11 351 2003 (SOUTH AFRICA)

Christ Embassy

A Christian Organisation offering free books, videos, tapes, magazines and other evangelical materials to churches in Europe. You can also watch our programs on the Inspirational Network U.K.
Website: www.christembassy.org
Email:
Tel: 0208 517 2367

Christian Bits

Christianbits supplies all the latest Christian books, CDs, DVDs, Bibles and software by mail order, direct to your door, at discount prices. Delivery to anywhere in the world.
Website: www.christianbits.co.uk
Tel: 01428 653853

East Midlands School of Christian Ministry

An Evangelical Biblical Teaching resource offers a free CD containing 240 documents to missionaries and third world pastors who cannot use the Internet.
Website: www.schoolofministry.org.uk

Gospel Tracts and Mission Resources in Different Languages

This page has links to other places and services who provide materials for mission in different languages.
Website: www.ashlock.net/esbc/missionsresources.html

International Aid

Although in the US, this organisation can provide new and refurbished medical equipment to missions anywhere in the world. For blood and urine analysis, including HIV/AIDS diagnosis, they have a Lab-In-A-SuitcaseŽ kit.
Website: www.internationalaid.org/initiatives/mission_resource_center.php
Email:
Tel: ++ 1 800 968 7490 (USA)

Juliet Hemingray Church Textiles

A long established company that has been designing and producing exquisite vestments for the last 22 years. The site shows a representative sample of the work that they are capable of producing, there are no set products as each item is made to order allowing great flexibility and service.
Website: www.church-textiles.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01332 366740

Med-Aid

Med-Aid is a UK based organisation. They provide hospitals in the developing world with good quality, useful equipment no longer needed by hospitals in Europe.
Website: www.medaid.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01234 767324

Missionaries Needs List

This US based service compiles a list of missionaries practical needs and then emails it to folks who may be able to help supply the items. The list is open to any missionary serving throughout the world or anyone who has something to offer.
Email:
Tel: ++ 1 616 458 6636 (USA)

Opal Trust Ltd

Opal Trust provides affordable new Bibles and Christian literature for the developing world. We also carry a selection of used books and Bibles which are made available free of charge on a voluntary donation basis. Gifts of suitable material from UK supporters are welcome.
Website: www.opaltrust.org
Email:
Tel: 01576 203670

Pastor Training International

PTI receives practical support from the major Christian publishing houses and has a range of quality books to offer to pastors.
Website:: www.pastor-training.org
Email:

The Spring Project

The Spring Project provides clockwork radios, often free of charge, for those visiting missionaries, churches, pastors working in remote parts of the world. Ideal for people going on a Short Term Team.
Website: www.springproject.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 01670 505073

Survive - MIVA

Survive-MIVA provide vehicles in developing countries for Roman Catholic Missionaries directly engaged in pastoral work for the advancement of religion. Normally only for Roman Catholic Missionaries, and exceptionally others, directly engaged in development work and/or the relief of sickness and need.
Website: www.survive-miva.org
Email:
Tel: 0151 523 3878

Tools With A Mission

Tools With a Mission supply basic tools and equipment to mission-based vocational training in the Third World. They are also happy to supply tools for missionaries.
Website: www.twam.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01473 210220

Wycliffe Associates

WA can help you with shopping for overseas Christian workers, or gifts for relatives and friends in the UK. They have a team of shoppers prepared to shop for anything! Books are also a speciality. Free magazines and comics can be sent overseas for missionaries. Also, free bible study materials are available.
Website: www.wycliffeassociates.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 01745 343300 or 350745
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Other suppliers

British Cornershop

Shop online for British food and products. 1000's of products delivered worldwide.
Website: www.britishcornershop.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 0845 30 11 147

British Supermarket Worldwide

British Food delivered to you worldwide.  Huge selection of famous brand familiar British Food at the most competitive prices, with fast low cost delivery worldwide delivered to your door around the world. 
Website: www.britishsupermarketworldwide.com
Email:

Centre for Alternative Technology

If you're looking for solar, water or wind powered products, or books on building alternative power systems and related issues, CAT has a wealth of information and sells a number of items at very competitive prices.
Website: www.cat.org.uk
Tel: 01654 705950

Charity Choice 'Goodwill Gallery'

This is an online facility allowing people to donate any goods to charity. If you work for a charity, you qualify to apply for these FREE items.
Website: www.goodwillgallery.co.uk/freecharitygoods.htm

DIY Solar Electricity

These folk supply small amounts of solar electricity components from the UK but for large projects they offer to arrange the supply of crates of large 10+ watt plates from pv plate factories found in only a few countries. If you hope to start a DIY Solar project in a country not listed, they can probably send you a list of contacts in that country!
Website: http://biodesign.webeden.co.uk
Email:

Dream Pharma Ltd

Dream Pharma Ltd. is a pharmaceutical wholesaler based in the UK.  They can provide high quality branded and generic products at competitive prices. They specialise in exporting pharmaceuticals abroad to the following: Third world relief agencies, Government medical agencies and Private institutions.
Website: www.dreampharma.com
Email:
Tel: 0208 992 7000

Durbin PLC

Durbin PLC specialises in the supply of quality assured pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to healthcare professionals in over 140 countries. As well as reacting rapidly to emergency situations, Durbin PLC can respond to healthcare supply needs from local project level to national scale programmes.
Website: www.durbin.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 020 8869 6500

E-med

E-med offer a 'Medipac' for short term travellers. A 'medipac' is a medical bag which has been designed by doctors to help the traveller in emergency situations when abroad and when access to medical help is difficult. They cost £75 and are 50% refundable if returned unused and in good condition within 3 months. Other travel medicines are also available.
Website: www.e-med.co.uk/medipac.html
Tel: 0207 806 4028

Expatboxes.com

Sending British expatriates all those things they miss from home!
Website: www.expatboxes.com
Email:
Tel: 07840891880

Expat Essentials

Expat Essentials is the leading supplier of over 5,000 British foods which we deliver direct to your door! From Marmite, Walkers Crisps and Cadburys chocolate, we provide "a taste of home" to many British expatriates and also those of you who are not British but like some of our foods. With our unrivalled choice we offer the widest choice of your favourites foods.
Website: www.expatessentials.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01489 571260

Flower Express Jersey

If you want to send flowers to someone in the UK, it's often better value to order them direct from Jersey (where many of them are grown) than to go through some of the more well known commercial services. Try the following:
Website: www.flowerexpressjersey.com
Email:
Tel: 01534 865651

Global Hand

Global Hand (Global Humanitarian Aid Network for Distribution) is an initiative seeking to connect material resources with areas of need internationally. If you need shipping services and information, Global Hand may be able to put you in touch with someone who can help.
Website: www.globalhand.org
Email:
Tel: 01892 614874

Instant Mosquito Net Company Limited

Suppliers of a unique design of mosquito net that need no hanging kits or external support. Can be adapted for use on hospital and field beds.
Website: www.mosinet.co.uk
Email:

Istar Solar

Istar Solar® manufactures a wide range of top quality traditional high efficiency Photovoltaic Modules (Solar Electric Modules) from 60Wp to 220Wp and BIPV for building integration.
Website: www.istarsolar.com

Jungle Formula

This site includes information on the range of insect repellents produced by 'Jungle Formula' along with how you can obtain them.
Website: www.jungleformula.co.uk 

Penrith Survival Equipment

If you're looking for equipment like water purifiers and mosquito protection stuff, this online shop has a good range (check out the 'Pentapure' water purifiers!).
Website: www.edirectory.co.uk/penrithsurvival
Email:
Tel: 01768 351666

R. Bance & Co Ltd

Manufacture and supply a wide range of products in the following groups:
  • Portable re-chargeable lighting products including lanterns, floodlights and head torches that can be mains, vehicle supply or solar re-charged.
  • Power Inverters and Inverter/Chargers both sine wave and non sine wave output in 12V, 24V and 48V d.c input voltages and a wide range of output power ratings and low power microwave cookers for mobile applications.
  • Solar panels, associated charge control equipment and batteries for building Solar Power systems.
Website: www.powamate.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01302 887821

Shopping from Britain

Online supermarket for British food and household good.  Discounted worldwide delivery.
Website: www.shoppingfrombritain.com
Email:
Tel: 01274 680346

Trekwise

We supply clothing and equipment for people who travel anywhere. anything from quick drying shirt to zip off trousers, from mosquito repellent to walking boots, water purification, tent, security money belts etc, luggage and rucksacs, warm and dry clothing, or cool and high sun factor clothing.
Website: www.trekwise.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01308 456117

UK-Groceries.com

International grocery store for expatriates & British Forces abroad, offering the best of British foods to customers world-wide at UK prices.
Website: www.uk-groceries.com
Email:
Tel: 0871 474 1943
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Computer hardware & software suppliers

Avant-Garde

Avant-Garde specialise in the charity sector with their own fundraising software, currently used by two charities involved in Christian work overseas. They are also a certified partner for SAGE for whose products they can give up to a 50% discount and Microsoft Business Solutions for whose products they can give a discount of up to 25%. 
Website: www.avant-gardesoftware.com
Email:
Tel: 020 8672 2808

Citnexus

Citnexus is a software reseller specialising in volume licenses for charities, education and not-for-profit organisations.
Website: www.citnexus.co.uk or www.charityexpressware.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 0845 338 5 339

Civica

If you work with a charity, church or non-profit organisation, these folk can get you a discount on computer hardware items as well as certain other products and services.
Website: www.licencetoclick.com
Email:
Tel: 020 7760 2800

Computers for Charities

Cfc have many second-user computers donated by companies and available for purchase or under free loan to charities, churches and missionaries.
Website: www.computers4charities.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01323 840641

Donate a PC

If you're looking for a computer, this website can help search amongst those being donated to charities.
Website: www.donateapc.org.uk

Hands to Serve

Located in the Netherlands and the USA, Hands to Serve provides technical aid to missionaries. This includes vehicle repair facilities, computer help and other technical services. Refurbished computers are available to missionaries.
Website: www.handstoserve.org
Email:
Tel: ++ 31 078 674 1509 (NETHERLANDS)

Open Office

This is a free, full-featured, integrated, interoperable office suite software programme. The Open Office suite is available for free download and works on virtually any computer software platform.
Website: www.openoffice.org
A further list is available at www.itforcharities.co.uk/pcs.htm
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