Meet our Missionaries
Missions is an important part of the life of our church. The command "Go into all the world" (Matthew 28:19-20) compels us to send and support those who are willing to "go". Over the past several years our church has sent "short-term" missions teams to many parts of the world, including: Hong Kong, Central Mexico, Russia, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, Korea, Ireland India and Africa. In addition, our teenagers have been involved in a special outreach to Mexicali, Mexico in cooperation with the "YUGO" outreach.
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E Free DB contributed to the construction of an orphanage in India |
The missions committee is lead by the Deacon of Missions and consists of a number of adults from our church. If you would like to serve on the Missions Committee, please contact the Deacon of Missions for more information.
Get acquainted with our missionaries around the world.
Mike & Jen Berk - USA
Mike serves as the regional director for operations with Campus Crusade for Christ in the southwest and Hawaii.
College campuses are up and running. Pray for the various CCC groups in the southwest and Hawaii. Mike will be teaching at two fall retreats in October at Cal Poly Pomona and UCLA. Continue to pray for the family and especially for Joshua and his speech and communication issues.
Joyce Bourcier - England
Joyce will be arriving in southern California for a three month long furlough in October. There are possibilities concerning the location for the South Asian Friendship Centre, which are encouraging. A loan may be made available to help with financing for the project. Pray that details on all of this will work out.
Chad & Cheri Lawrence - USA
Cheri asks for us to pray for her to have wisdom as she works with and trains staff and students on multiple campuses to reach out to International students with the gospel. Chad is a student and also is spending time counseling clients to overcome struggles and grow in the Lord. They are short on support as well.
Kevin DeVera - Ukraine
Kevin is in the midst of packing to leave the Ukraine and move to Birmingham, England to work with the team there. He needs a visa, funds to make the move, and additional monthly support to live in England. He hopes to arrive in England in October.
Jerry & Karlyn Erhardt - Japan
Jerry and Karlyn are in Wisconsin helping to care for Jerry's elderly father. He is involved in ministry at a church in town and Karlyn is teaching ESL classes in the area. Prayer for their future plans is needed.
Eunice Castle - Russia
The license for the Hinkson Christian School was renewed. Eunice asks fro prayer for two students who are not belivers yet. Pray that the school will be a light to their families as well. She is starting a Bible study in Russian on the book of Revelation and asks for wisdom and understanding.
Jonathan & Traci Shoemaker - Portugal
The family is in Hungry for a church planting conference. Traci finished a refresher course in Portuguese to get her back on track with the language. Pray that relationships will deepen with neighbors and other contacts so that they will have opportunities to share the gospel. Another couple will be arriving this spring to join the team in Lisbon. Traci and Jonathan will help them settle in. Traci's blog: Tracishoe.blogspot.com
Tom & Gayle Shook - Mongolia
Tom and Gayle returned to Mongolia in September. They are preparing to turn over the work in this area to other team members and the nationals who will oversee the use of the Community Center that we helped to build. They needc prayer for direction for placement to serve in a new area of the world.
Dave & Lisa Trotter - International
Dave and Lisa will continue to work on finding new ministry partners over the next couple of months, with an eye to how they can use their relationships and experience globally to help adapt their best training on support development to other areas of the world. Tabitha is almost fully recovered from her stomach surgery. Her scholarship was restored and school and outreach at FSU are going well.
Paul & Carolyn Wiig - India
Paul sent out urgent prayer requests seeking the Lord's protection for themselves and other believers in India. Hindu radicals have threatened to harm pastors and burn churches in several local provinces. A political party that favors these radicals has come to power in the area, so the treat is ongoing.
Bryan & Trisha Wynn - Slovenia
Bryan and Trisha are raising support to go to Slovenia. Their hope is to leave in May, but so far, they've raised only about 30% of their monthly goal. They will be spending five weeks in November and December taking courses about language learning and cultural issues.
Dave & Lisa Wolf - Eastern Europe
Dave and Lisa had a wonderful time of ministry in Italy, Ukraine and Austria with singles, couples and children this summer. Lisa's new job involves training new teachers in her district. Their son, Zach needs prayer about choices he's been making lately.