The Budapest Care Center

In 1983 Dr. Evan Parks was serving as a summer intern in Europe when he saw firsthand the life of Christian workers living in a cross-cultural context.  This experience showed him that church leaders often do not have a place to turn for help when facing stress, burnout and depression.  From this point, Evan directed his professional training toward providing psychological services for church leaders.  While studying in the Chicago area, he began to offer psychological screening for missionary agencies and counsel Christian workers who had returned to the USA.  In 1999 while he was leading marriage seminars in Central Europe, SEND International asked him to establish a permanent facility for helping others in Europe.  In 2001 Evan and his family moved to Budapest, Hungary and in 2003 began the work of the Care Center.  Since that time, individuals and couples have come from Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Central and Western Europe for help at the Care Center.