Responding to God's call, Don and Joyce Townsend took early retirements as a psychologist and speech pathologist and served with English Language Institute in China for seven years as English college professors. Joining MGF in 2004, they currently volunteer as Missionary Care Directors, serve on the leadership team, and coordinate MGF's Regional Missionary Program with Duane Kepner and Jack Harvey.

Don and Joyce personally encourage the missionaries by visiting them on the field and maintaining frequent contact through email, cards and phone communications. In addition, Joyce is editor of the Missionary Tidbits, a newsletter for the MGF missionaries, which helps the missionaries learn more about each others' ministries and includes their prayer needs.