The purpose of missions outreach is to:
Fulfill the Great Commission of Christ
(Matt 28: 19-20; Mark 16: 15; Luke 24:47; John 20: 21; Isaiah 49: 6; Acts 1: 8)
Share Christ's heart for the World
(Matt 9: 36-38; Matt 18: 10-14; Luke 10: 2)
Minister to the totality of human need
(Matt 25: 31-46; Luke 16: 19-31)Obey Christ by confessing Him to the World
(Matt 10: 32-33; 25: 41-46)
Missions Outreach
Active Missionaries
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Chris & Sarah Collins
Chris and Sarah serve in Puebla, Mexico through Mission Quest. They serve in disciple-making ministries, through theological education at Puebla Bible Seminary and through orphan care at the New Beginnings and New Life Children's Homes. They also serve in a new church plant (Inglesia Bautista Agape) in music, teaching, preaching and discipleship ministries.
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Scott & Leah Conner
Scott and Leah are Awana missionaries serving churches in Northern Michigan. They are passionate about reaching kids and families with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and see Awana meets that need. They are actively building relationships with the churches they serve while providing them training, tools for ministry and encouragement.
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Andrew & Kate Dodd
The Dodds have served at Bethesda's Outreach Ministry in Hammanskraal, South Africa since 2014. Now Andrew is transitioning into a posistion here in the States as the US director of their mission agency. Andrew's primary role would be to support Bethesda by representing and advancing the mission and vision in churches, other agencies and donors in both South Africa and the United States. Bethesda goal is to bring hope through the Gospel to the South African Orphans.
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Doug & Sharon Fry
Doug and Sharon are missionaries with ABWE International. They are serving in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Brian & Heather MacPhail-Fausey
Brian and Heather are serving in Cameroon in a church planting ministry.
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Jorge & Alice Pratas
Jorge and Alice are serving the Lord in Maputo, Mozambique.
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Carl & Lois Sexton
Carl and Lois are serving with ABWE as church planters.
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Jack & Molly Smith
Jack and Molly serve at Laban Ministries International in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jack is the executive director of Laban Ministries, and continues to build on the work of his father and grandfather.
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Jim & Nancy Smith
Jim & Nancy Smith
Jim and Nancy founded Laban Ministries International in 1987 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Laban Smith was Jim's father who served in the Congo for 15 years.) Laban Ministries serves to train national men and women for ministry. They also maintain a radio station and have programs in literacy for women. Jim and Nancy are now overseeing operations mostly from the States, but they are still committed to seeing the training of nationals in the heart of Africa to reach the heart of Africa.
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Josh & Rachel Stewart
Josh & Rachel are church planting missionaries in Taiwan. They are currently working at Cornerstone Baptist Church to establish, teach, train, and develop leaders, who in God’s time will take over the church. Taiwan is very hard and cold to the gospel, so the challenge is finding outreach techniques that best help them meet and reach the community around them for Christ. Please pray for more specific opportunities and for the salvation of souls.
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Altin & Diana Zefi
Altin Zefi is a native Albanian. He is the National Director of Global Church Movement (the church planting ministry of Cru) for Albania and Kosovo. The Zefi family served with GCM in Kosovo from 2002-2008, at which time they moved to Tirana, Albania to minister as church planters. Additionally, Altin serves as Senior Pastor of the Evangelical Church of Tirana.
Retired Missionaries
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Jeff & Linda Arnold
Jeff and Linda retired from service with Camino Global and are currently looking for ministry opportunities.
You can receive their newsletter by emailing them.
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Alton & Helen Buck
Alton and Helen are retired missionaries still serving the Lord in Menton, IN.
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Beth Hanna
Beth is technically retired but still serves in Puebla, Mexico. She is working on the website upkeep of Obrero Fiel, which is a site that provides resources for missionaries in Spanish-speaking countries.
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Rolland & Jo Ann Smith
Rolland and Jo Ann are currently on home assignment serving Hispanic communities in Northern Indiana.
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Doug & Laura Snyder
Doug and Laura served in Afghanistan and Pakistan through TEAM. They now serve in their community in Montana.
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Steve & Cynthia Snyder
Steve and Cynthia served in Japan through TEAM. They now serve faithfully in their community in Michigan.
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Dave & Ev Southwell
After 42 years of active missionary service in Brazil, Portugal, and Missionary Administration with ABWE, Dave and Ev Southwell retired and continue ministry in their sending church in Michigan. Dave also continues training through Good Soil ministries periodically.
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Steve & Cindy Thompson
The Thompsons served in Italy for 35 years with TEAM. They are now serving their community in Bangor, Michigan.
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Helen Wing
Helen is serving the Lord in Sebring, Florida with Baptist Mid-Missions.
