The ministries of Quiet Waters address an urgent Kingdom problem. Pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders face greater odds today than ever before. Many who began their work with fervor and idealism have lost their joy in ministry and have seen their initial vision blurred, their sense of calling dulled. Christian leaders are falling. Pastors are leaving the pulpit in unprecedented numbers and the attrition rate for missionaries is growing.

Pastors
According to a survey by Dr Richard A. Blackmon :

Leadership’s survey of pastors found that 94% felt pressure to have an ideal family and 77% reported that their spouse felt pressure to be an ideal role model for a Christian family. No less than 63% said that congregational expectations created problem in their marriage.
David Goetz, "Is The Pastor’s Family Safe at Home?" Leadership: A Practical Journal for Church Leaders 13, no. 4

Missionaries
Every year at least 5,000 missionaries leave the field unnecessarily because of excessive stress involving personal, family, social, and ministry-related problems. Those remaining on the field face life stressors at least 2-3 times those experienced by individuals at home in the United States. (Source: Narramore Christian Foundation)

The overall attrition rate is 5.1% for the 453 mission societies surveyed. When items such as normal retirement and possible transfer to another agency are ferreted out, the bottom line figure becomes 3.1 % - attrition. That may mean that over 12,000 missionaries are lost each year out of the global missionary pool of about 425,000 (both Catholic and Protestant).

The main reasons for the attrition were in order, children's issues, change of job, health problems, lack of home support, problems with peers, personal concerns, disagreement with agency, lack of commitment, and lack of call. (Source: World Evangelical Fellowship's attrition study as quoted in "Doing Member Care Well" by Kelly O'Donnell.)