Colorado
MARCUS & BECKIE BAIRD | PRISON CHAPLAIN MINISTRY
Marcus serves as a chaplain in two prisons in Colorado Springs under Good News Global—ministering to 1350 incarcerated men, correctional officers, and facility staff. He does this through evangelism, counseling, life skills training, discipleship, Bible Study, and worship services. In addition, Marcus challenges local churches and the community to volunteer in ministry to the incarcerated.
DUANE & CHERI | COMMUNICATIONS & CREATIVE SERVICES
Based in Colorado Springs, Duane uses his creative talents to advance Reach Beyond’s global ministries through media, healthcare, and community development. His primary roles include managing Reach Beyond’s website and digital platforms, writing and editing publications, in-house print production, and doing photography/video. Cheri serves on Reach Beyond’s Board of Trustees. Before joining the team at the U.S. office in 2007, Duane and Cheri served for over 14 years in Quito, Ecuador, when the mission was known as HCJB.
DAN & SHERYL SHEDD | FINANCE & LEADERSHIP
The Shedds serve with Reach Beyond (formerly HCJB), investing most of their career in Ecuador, but now serving in Ecuador and at the HQ in Colorado. Besides serving as Finance Director for this organization, Dan is Interim Executive Director for Ecuador, where he spends significant time stewarding the assets of the organization, in leadership roles at their hospital in Quito, and serving on three different ministry boards. A key focus has been turning their former heath care, media and community development ministries over to competent nationals who share the Christian values of the mission. The Shedds have 8 young adult children.
Florida
CAROLYN ADOLPH | MEDICAL MISSIONS
Carolyn, a registered nurse, spent 23 years as a missionary nurse in Ethiopia. Currently, she serves as a nurse/advocate for 150 retired missionaries at SIM’s retirement village in Florida. She continues to have a heart for medical ministry at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia, where she travels periodically on short-term mission trips.
DAN & KIM SCHEEL | MEDICAL MISSIONS
The Scheels invested their lives in mission work in Africa for over 40 years. Kim, a Family Nurse Practitioner, has run rural health centers and led medical mission teams, while Dan used his construction engineering skills to build mission stations. Most recently they served at K-12 Rift Valley Academy in Kenya, where Kim directed the health care services and Dan taught art and design. In 2021, they relocated to SIM’s missionary retirement community in Florida for Kim to use her medical expertise as a Heath Advocate for the 150+ retirees. Now retired, Dan leads Good News Clubs in local schools.
Michigan
MINDY BEETHAM | THIRD-CULTURE KIDS COORDINATOR
Mindy serves missionary families worldwide as “Third Culture Kids” International Coordinator for SIM. She and her global team serve over 1600 TCKs in 70 countries—catalyzing support for excellent education and care so missionary families can thrive. She travels around the globe to connect with missionaries, but is based in Michigan, where she resides with her husband Chris (both were former missionaries in Ethiopia in education).
Illinois
JAVIER & MARCELA COMBONI | DISCIPLESHIP & CHURCH PLANTING
Previously based in Madrid, Spain—the Combonis disciple immigrants and local residents in Chicagoland and other cities in U.S. and Latin America, with the goal of developing a church planting movement. They organize training workshops in the Americas on Discipleship Multiplication and Perspectives (in Spanish).
BRENT & NICOLE | LEADERSHIP
Brent & Nicole are being salt and light in their neighborhood and to the far corners of North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia—as Brent leads his organization’s work through medicine, education, business, and other creative platforms in seven largely Muslim regions of the world. For nine years, they were based in Madrid, where Nicole built bridges of friendship and taught English to Spanish speakers in a local school. In 2023, they relocated to the Chicago area and Brent continues his international role. Nicole is a bilingual teacher in suburban Chicago and is engaged in discipleship locally. They have four children.
Texas
JOSH & KIM JOHNSON | MINISTRY TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
Experienced global workers in South Asia and the Arab Gulf, the Johnsons relocated to Houston in 2021 to work with refugees and immigrants via the Prestige Learning Institute. PLI is a Christian ministry serving individuals and families newly arriving in our country a way similar to World Relief and South Asian Friendship Center in the Chicago area. Besides being engaged in education and outreach among refugees/immigrants from the Gulf, Middle East and South Asia, the Johnsons train volunteers and ministry interns in cross-cultural ministry.
North Carolina
JAMIE & ELIZABETH KABERNICK | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
After 18 years teaching at international Christian schools in Bolivia and Ethiopia, the Kabernicks now serve in a support role with Helps Ministries based in Asheville. They maintain data bases for scores of missionaries and ministries serving worldwide–mailing up to 250,000 prayer letters each year and providing other valuable administrative services.
VANCE & ANDREA FRUSHER | DONOR DEVELOPMENT
After nine years as Children’s Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church, the Frushers headed to SE Asia in 2016, where Vance expanded the ministry of TeachBeyond. Later they based in the UK—their hub for overseeing TeachBeyond’s expansive work throughout Asia. Summer 2023, they relocated to North Carolina, Vance’s base for raising funds to expand the work of TeachBeyond worldwide, particularly in Asia where education and English are effective gateways to the Gospel.
MARK & TAMMY RUCH | COUNSELING & HR LEADERSHIP
Ruches served in the Philippines for 25 years and now base at JAARS in North Carolina. Mark leads the Wycliffe counseling office there and uses his counseling skills to support and care for missionaries. Tammy works remotely to promote staff wellbeing in Asia and the Pacific, enabling staff to flourish both personally and professionally in their unique roles in the Bible translation movement.
Massachusetts
FRANK & DEBBIE TULLY | MENTORING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
The Tullys both left careers in law and engineering for a fulfilling second career discipling young professionals—first in the Chicago area, then Boston, then Australia. In 2021, the Tullys concluded 14 years with The Navigators in Sydney, where they invested in Aussie young urban professionals living out their faith in the marketplace. From their current base in Boston, Frank continues with The Navigators, building and mentoring young professionals in the workplace in the Boston area and the greater Northeast. Debbie’s career turned to educational leadership in a private middle school.
Wisconsin
BRIAN VAN ZANTE | CAMPUS MINISTRY
For 13 years, Brian & Margery Van Zante served with Navigators at a university in Japan, where Brian led a team who used Bible exploration, English, sports, and travel programs to build bridges to the Gospel with college students. Upon their return to the US, Brian moved into a campus leadership role with Navigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His passion is to build disciples who make disciples, as he models a lifestyle of evangelism one-on-one and trains in small and large groups.
Tennessee
THAD & JOY McAULEY | LEADERSHIP & SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Executive leaders with Greater Europe Mission, the McAuleys have a heart to see Christ’s Church expand across Europe. In their dual roles, they serve GEM teams across Europe through leadership, spiritual formation, training, and strategic planning. Previously they had served 17 years in the Paris area, where they were leaders with GEM and actively engaged in a local French church. Joy teaches French in a high school in Nashville (their current base) and loves taking student groups to serve in France.
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Malawi, Liberia, Uganda
DAN & CORRIE LINSZ | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Dan and Corrie began their missionary career in Malawi, where they taught and helped launch a K-12 school. Now they have come full circle to serve in this region of Africa again—as Dan helps oversees African Bible Colleges with campuses in Malawi, Uganda, and Liberia. His leadership in that region also includes an international K-12 school and hospital. Previously, Dan served on the leadership team of Sports Friends, which equipped indigenous leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to disciple more than 240,000 youth through soccer ministries. Linzes have four teenage and young adult sons, plus preschool-age adopted twins.
Malawi, Liberia, Uganda
DAN & CORRIE LINSZ | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Dan and Corrie began their missionary career in Malawi, where they taught and helped launch a K-12 school. Now they have come full circle to serve in this region of Africa again—as Dan helps oversees African Bible Colleges with campuses in Malawi, Uganda, and Liberia. His leadership in that region also includes an international K-12 school and hospital. Previously, Dan served on the leadership team of Sports Friends, which equipped indigenous leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to disciple more than 240,000 youth through soccer ministries. Linzes have four teenage and young adult sons, plus preschool-age adopted twins.
Malawi, Liberia, Uganda
DAN & CORRIE LINSZ | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Dan and Corrie began their missionary career in Malawi, where they taught and helped launch a K-12 school. Now they have come full circle to serve in this region of Africa again—as Dan helps oversees African Bible Colleges with campuses in Malawi, Uganda, and Liberia. His leadership in that region also includes an international K-12 school and hospital. Previously, Dan served on the leadership team of Sports Friends, which equipped indigenous leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to disciple more than 240,000 youth through soccer ministries. Linzes have four teenage and young adult sons, plus preschool-age adopted twins.
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Southeast Asia
EDUCATOR OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
A missions trip to Malaysia first opened this teacher’s eyes to the deep need for special education expertise in Southeast Asia. Since 2018, she has been using her training in special education to develop programs for students and young adults with disabilities and learning challenges—opening doors of opportunity and reflecting the hope of the Gospel. During her time in this region, she has launched and supported a variety of initiatives serving the neurodiverse community.
Southeast Asia
EDUCATOR OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
A missions trip to Malaysia first opened this teacher’s eyes to the deep need for special education expertise in Southeast Asia. Since 2018, she has been using her training in special education to develop programs for students and young adults with disabilities and learning challenges—opening doors of opportunity and reflecting the hope of the Gospel. During her time in this region, she has launched and supported a variety of initiatives serving the neurodiverse community.
Costa Rica
PHILIP & JILL ASPEGREN | CHILDREN AT RISK
The Aspegrens are passionate about creating solutions for children separated from their family. To that end, they founded Casa Viva Costa Rica in 2005, which has connected over 1,100 children with local families and churches. Today, Casa Viva Solutions is taking the Casa Viva model around the world by equipping organizations to move beyond institutional care to care based in local families—including biological family reunification, local foster care, and national adoption.
Hungary
KEVIN & RAHELA CONWAY | THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Budapest is home for the Conways, who serve with Christian Educators Outreach. Kevin trains pastors and church leaders in the Scriptures throughout Eastern and Central Europe, in their own hometowns, so that they don’t have to travel to the West for training. Rahela leads Bible studies for young marrieds, professionals, and preschool moms. Both Kevin and Rahela mentor and disciple numerous people both in and outside their home.
JOSHUA & KARA DUNCKEL | MOBILIZATION & REFUGEE RESPONSE
Joshua leads the Strategic Collaboration team of ReachGlobal’s Europe division—working in regions of Europe where opportunities exist for ReachGlobal to support and work alongside European ministry leaders. Their main focus areas are supporting church planters, missions mobilization, and building unity between churches and organizations. Kara also provides administrative support for leaders in their ministry.
Montenegro
NOAH & JILL ELLENWOOD | YOUTH MINISTRY
Noah grew up as a missionary kid in Czech Republic, and since January 2020—he and Jill (an RN) have served in Montenegro, a small country in the Balkans, where Noah is team leader. There, they work with local churches and pastors to build a sustainable youth ministry that they pray will start a revival in the community and in this young nation with few evangelicals. The Ellenwoods serve under Josiah Venture, whose mission field is youth and young adults in Central and Eastern Europe.
Thailand
JAKE & HONAH FINN | COUNSELING AND PARTNER DEVELOPMENT
Both licensed clinical professional counselors, the Finns serve at Cornerstone Counseling Foundation in Chiang Mia. The vision of Cornerstone is to embody hope and healing to empower local Thais and global Christian workers towards greater wholeness and reconciliation with self, others, and God. To that end, Jake provides mental health support to missionaries serving across Asia and beyond. Besides providing professional individual & family counseling from a Christ-based perspective, he also serves as Director of Partnerships. Both Jake and Honah grew up in missionary families. They are the parents of three children, including identical twin boys.
MELISSA W. | CHILD THERAPY
Melissa joined our family of global workers in 2023, heading to Southeast Asia to use her Child Therapy skills at Cornerstone Counseling Foundation in Chiang Mai. Adept at languages, she immersed herself in Thai language study with the goal of partnering with both Cornerstone’s expat and Thai staff. This enables her to serve the local Thai community, as well as some of the 500+ Western missionary families coming to Cornerstone from throughout Asia. Melissa’s expertise is in high demand by young missionary families because she is one of the few clinicians at Cornerstone with advanced training in Play Therapy.
TWO TECHNOLOGY WORKERS
These innovative workers have a passion for using technology to reach those in Asia who have never heard the Gospel. Their platform is creating mobile apps for Unreached People Groups through Scripture, story, and song. They are also gifted at networking with software engineers who combine their expertise to accomplish high impact projects for remote and challenging contexts to advance the Kingdom.
Spain
JEREMY & SILVIA FRANK | CAMP MINISTRY LEADERSHIP & TRAINING
Jeremy & Silvia grew up in Spain and have served there since 2011. Along with Jeremy’s parents, they founded NEXT-TO, a ministry that comes alongside Christian camp leaders in Spain and leverages their decades of camping experience. The Franks’ goal is to serve, encourage, and equip Christian camp and church leaders for the growth of the local church in Spain. In this nation, where <1% are evangelical Christians, camping is an effective onramp to the Gospel.
MARCOS & BECKY GOMEZ | OUTREACH AND CHURCH PLANTING
Marcos & Becky are the first career missionaries sent by Iglesia del Pueblo—serving in Barcelona since 2018 on a church planting team. The former missions pastor of Iglesia del Pueblo, the Gomezes bring rich relational and ministry skills that are sparking creative outreaches using the arts, communications, hospitality, and holiday events as they “incarnate the Gospel.”
Germany
LUCAS & RACHEL FULTZ | TEACHING, COUNSELING, & DISCIPLESHIP
In 2021, the Fultzes returned to Germany to serve at Black Forest Academy, an international Christian school where they previously served and met. A former teacher in suburban Chicago, Rachel teaches missionary kids at BFA, as well as local German students. Lucas uses his expertise in Marriage & Family Counseling to provide mental health care for students, staff and the community.
JEREMY & CHRISTY OTTEN | THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION & COUNSELING
Based in Germany, the Ottens use their dual professions of theological education and counseling to equip and support Christian workers. Jeremy is a full-time New Testament professor at a graduate school/seminary in neighboring Belgium—preparing and mentoring church leaders to serve in Europe and around the globe. Christy provides counseling support for global workers in their region and for Jeremy’s students, who face unique stresses and challenges. The Ottens, who serve with WorldVenture, have 3 sons who are busy in school and soccer.
Albania
ERIC & KATHY GUNDY | CAMPING MINISTRY & DISCIPLESHIP
Albania is home to the camping and multi-faceted ministry of Eric & Kathy Gundy. Their summer outreaches share Christ with over 1,500 campers in this formerly communist nation with a Muslim heritage. The Gundys also help run a six-month Bible School connected with Torchbearers International, care for at-risk children in their community, and provide leadership in their local church.
Czech Republic
MAREK & JULIE HANCIK | OUTREACH & CHURCH PLANTING
Since 2006, the Hanciks have served as church planters in the Czech Republic, where Marek was born. Graduates of Moody Bible Institute, they are praying that God will establish a thriving church in their town of 10,000. Besides pastoring their church plant—their community outreaches include a teen English club, library seminary series, craft and holiday events, and a food bank.
GREG & DEBBY NICHOLS | DEVELOPING LEADERS AND REFUGEE MINISTRY
Greg’s heart to disciple others is evident as he uses kingdom principles to coach leaders within Greater Europe Mission and across Europe, as well as through his ministry to new workers moving to Europe. Debby uses her gifts in hospitality, music and the arts, and mentoring—enabling others to grow in their relationship with the Lord. The Nichols both play key roles in a Ukrainian church plant in Prague, a buzzing hub for bringing hope, healing, and the Gospel to refugees.
Bolivia
GREG & FAITH HURST | CHURCH PLANTING
For 25 years, the Hursts have focused on discipleship through family-based ministry and church planting around La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. They also helped establish an English-speaking, Christian international school that has launched scores of youth to become leaders in churches and society. Presently the Hursts are helping to lead The La Paz Project—a visionary 5-year strategy in Bolivia to train 15 church planters and their spouses, who are being sent out by their local churches with an equipped church planting team.
Ukraine
RENATE (& WALDEMAR) KURZ | CHILDREN AT RISK & REFUGEE MINISTRY
God has touched thousands in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union with the love of Christ through Renate, who founded Little Lambs Ministry in the 1990s to provide care and bring hope to orphaned and abandoned children. For 3 decades, Little Lambs has conducted camps in over 50 orphanages and ministered to 10,000+ orphaned and abandoned children in Ukraine & Moldova. When the war in Ukraine began, Renate’s team was poised to deliver relief, convert their ministry sites to warehouses and housing, and connect refugees with welcome. Waldemar, now retired, was formerly supported by WBC in his ministry work in Eurasia.
Italy
MIHAI & TAMMY LUNDELL | OUTREACH & TRAINING
Passionate about reaching the “under 50” generation with the Gospel, the Lundells serve in northern Italy—overseeing OC International’s work across Europe. Previously, they served in Romania and Spain. But in 2018, they relocated to Genoa to continue reaching Europeans creatively with the Gospel, partnering more closely with the local church. Gifted relationally, they use a range of discipleship strategies—including sports, music, social media, and more. They also provide member care and spiritual formation training for missionaries serving throughout Europe.
Greece
JOHNATHAN & MIRIAM MACRIS | LEADERSHIP
Johnathan, along with Miriam, provides leadership to Hellenic Ministries— which is committed to proclaiming the Gospel, primarily in Greece and the surrounding Mediterranean world. The multi-faceted outreaches of HM include evangelism, Bible distribution, church planting, compassion ministries, refugee relief, camps, broadcasting, and leadership development. Besides overseeing the Greek and international work of HM, Johnathan helps pastor City Church in Athens and directs EuroRelief and HM’s social enterprises.
JUSTIN & EVANGELIA MACRIS | CHURCH LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS
Justin & Evangelia both grew up in Greece—Justin the son of WBC missionaries, and Eva, a Greek national. Both are passionate about lifting up the Gospel in this nation where <.5% are evangelicals. For many years, their key focus has been communications, videography, and Gospel outreach in the Mediterranean. This includes Bible distribution, refugee outreach, sports camps, and church planting. Recently Justin has moved into a new role: pastoring City Church in Athens. They have four children.
Dominican Republic
BRETT & KELSEY MILLER | SPORTS & EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Gifted in coaching, leadership, and discipleship, Brett & Kelsey come alongside all areas of GO Ministries in Santiago to maximize impact. Brett oversees GO Sports, which serves over 1,000 student athletes and under-served youth. Kelsey is in charge of Field Operations for GO Ministries in the DR, providing leadership for their efforts in Church Planting, Medical, and Sports. She also oversees systems for short-term teams and staff training. They have two preschool boys and one more due Fall 2025.
VIC & LESLIE TRAUTWEIN | KIDS AT RISK
Kids Alive DR, with Vic as co-country director and Dr. Leslie as medical services director, is bringing hope to over 2,500 children and youth through 7 schools and 3 residential campuses. The stories of transformation are incredible, as children travel on a journey from barely surviving to becoming impact Christians who can help themselves, their families, their churches, and communities. Currently, about 90 former at-risk youth are attending university in the DR; several dozen now serve as professionals in the Kids Alive ministries. Vic & Leslie have 23+ years of field service and four young adult children.
Japan
KENT & YUKO MUHLING | CHURCH PLANTING
The Muhlings are lifting up Christ in Sendai through outreach and church planting. Their giftedness in building relationships and in hospitality (Yuko is Japanese) are assets to their effectiveness in connecting with neighbors and other acquaintances. Kent’s ministry includes preaching and leadership in a local church, and Yuko serves as a counselor to both Japanese and English speakers. The Muhlings have three children.
Elise Sanchez | MILITARY STUDENT MINISTRY
Raised in a multigenerational Christian family—with a Bible professor for a father and a former missionary kid for a mother—Elise has always found her primary community in the church. At 17, she sensed the Lord calling her to ministry and chose to attend Moody Bible Institute (2021-2025) for Pastoral studies. Most recently, she completed a nine-week internship in Japan with Cadence International, serving the American military community and ministering to youth in grades 6–12. Elise returned to Japan in February 2026 for a four-year ministry with Cadence and has been approved as a WBC mid-term missionary
France
STANLEY & MARJORIE O. | CHURCH PLANTING & OUTREACH
This couple serve in northern France, where they are involved in a church planting project focused on discipleship and reproducing faith communities. Part of our original MOVE team sent to France in 2011 to lift up the Gospel among immigrants from North Africa, they now are engaged in ministry among both refugees and French nationals. They have two children.
COLLIN & KIM S. | CHURCH PLANTING & LEADERSHIP
Kim & Collin have served in Northern France for 15 years, where they are involved in a local church planting project focusing on discipleship and reproducing faith communities. Collin also serves as VP of Personnel for Greater Europe Mission, with a goal of enlarging the number of full-time European workers who are using their gifts in Kingdom work.
THAD & JOY McAULEY | LEADERSHIP & SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Executive leaders with Greater Europe Mission, the McAuleys have a heart to see Christ’s Church expand across Europe. In their dual roles, they serve GEM teams across Europe through leadership, spiritual formation, training, and strategic planning. Previously they had served 17 years in the Paris area, where they were leaders with GEM and actively engaged in a local French church. Joy teaches French in a high school in Nashville (their current base) and loves taking student groups to serve in France.
Belgium
JEREMY & CHRISTY OTTEN | THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION & COUNSELING
Based in Germany, the Ottens use their dual professions of theological education and counseling to equip and support Christian workers. Jeremy is a full-time New Testament professor at a graduate school/seminary in neighboring Belgium—preparing and mentoring church leaders to serve in Europe and around the globe. Christy provides counseling support for global workers in their region and for Jeremy’s students, who face unique stresses and challenges. The Ottens, who serve with WorldVenture, have 3 sons who are busy in school and soccer.
Papua New Guinea
BEN & MANDY PEHRSON | TRANSLATION LEADERSHIP & LITERACY
Taking “to the ends of the earth” literally, the Pehrsons have served in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific since 2002. They work in the remote interior training Papua New Guineans—leading a team of over 120 (mostly nationals) who are doing holistic Bible translation ministry in 13 language groups. The new Scripture portions are of tremendous value to both spiritual growth and literacy development in their part of the world, where the languages they work in had never been written down.
Ecuador
CARLOS & BECKI PINTO | TRAINING & COUNSELING
Pintos serve in Quito, where Carlos directs “Corrientes”—a training program for Latin American missionaries headed into global ministry. A psychologist, Carlos is also a gifted counselor, debriefs with returning missionaries, and leads retreats for Latino missionaries. Becki facilitates a group of Ecuadorian doctors, nurses, and other professionals interested in missions.
DAN & SHERYL SHEDD | FINANCE & LEADERSHIP
The Shedds serve with Reach Beyond (formerly HCJB), investing most of their career in Ecuador, but now serving in Ecuador and at the HQ in Colorado. Besides serving as Finance Director for this organization, Dan is Interim Executive Director for Ecuador, where he spends significant time stewarding the assets of the organization, in leadership roles at their hospital in Quito, and serving on three different ministry boards. A key focus has been turning their former heath care, media and community development ministries over to competent nationals who share the Christian values of the mission. The Shedds have 8 young adult children.
Slovakia
MICHAL & KATARINA PONCAK | COMMUNICATIONS & COUNSELING
Poncaks are using their professional skills with Josiah Venture to reach teens and young adults in their home nation of Slovakia, where their parents grew up under Communism. They became part of our WBC family in 2019, when Katarina completed an MA in Marriage & Family Therapy at Wheaton Graduate School and Michal interned with WBC’s Communications Team. Besides using communications and counseling as platforms for the Gospel, they both disciple students and Michal leads national youth conferences. With the help of a grant from WBC, Katarina launched Zera Counseling—a center that brings hope to Slovakian nationals and refugees.
Mexico
CARLOS & CYNTHIA RODILES | OUTREACH & MOBILIZATION
Carlos and Cynthia help direct Milamex, a ministry based in Mexico City that includes a guesthouse for backpackers and seekers; local programs that train mind, body and spirit from a biblical perspective; coaching and connecting Mexicans to find their place in God’s mission; a publishing house and training for writers; podcasts, music, and art; as well as start-ups. All their ministries are focused on the fusion of life and faith as they seek to create safe places for others to encounter Jesus in fresh, creative ways.
Philippines
MARK & TAMMY RUCH | COUNSELING & HR LEADERSHIP
Ruches served in the Philippines for 25 years and now base at JAARS in North Carolina. Mark leads the Wycliffe counseling office there and uses his counseling skills to support and care for missionaries. Tammy works remotely to promote staff wellbeing in Asia and the Pacific, enabling staff to flourish both personally and professionally in their unique roles in the Bible translation movement.
NIMROD & VIVIAN TICA | INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP
In 2019, the Tica family returned to their native Philippines, where Nimrod & Vivian serve at the Int’l Graduate School of Leadership in Manila. At IGSL, they have key roles in theological education and mentoring of ministry and marketplace leaders, who reflect the light of the Gospel throughout SE Asia and beyond. Presently, Nimrod serves as Executive Director of IGSL, while Vivian serves as Administrative Director of the school’s program in Peace Studies. IGSL’s graduates have positions of influence in various sectors of society and are making an impact in fulfilling the Great Commission.
Romania
ELISEI & ADRIANA RUSU | THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Gifted in theological education, the Rusus founded Romania Leadership Ministries in 2000 to develop godly leaders to help the nation recover after the fall of Communism. Both teach in Bucharest at Timotheus Bible Institute, whose graduates serve in hundreds of churches in Eastern Europe and beyond. WBC has long ties with this strategic Bible institute—and has sent multiple GO Teams to Romania to strengthen our “sister church” in Deva.
South Africa
ROD & KATHY DUTTWEILER | CONSULTING, DISCIPLESHIP & LEADERSHIP TRAINING
For over 3 decades, God has raised up Christian leaders through the Duttweilers—in Senegal, then in South Africa through the East Mountain learning community. In Cape Town, they developed diverse young leaders to lead ministries of Gospel outreach, compassion and mercy, in church leadership, and reconciliation. In 2021, Rod & Kathy relocated to Memphis to steward their rich missions experience as they come alongside pastors, missionaries, and leaders—particularly those serving in Africa.
We have global workers in this region who focus on humanitarian and justice concerns.
Egypt
DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP
This couple—gifted in leadership and development—raise significant funds to enlarge the work of WBC’s indigenous partners in nearly 30 nations of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Together, the workers they resource use an array of creative platforms that are culturally sensitive and highly impactful in making Christ known and building his Church. They also shepherd national leaders in six countries in leadership development, strategic planning and ministry skills.
Indonesia
JONATHAN & CINDEE RANEY | AVIATION & ADMINISTRATION
For nearly 30 years, Jonathan & Cindee served in SE Asia, using their aviation and administrative skills to manage MAF’s personnel and fleet of planes—delivering vital supplies, Kingdom workers, and Gospel resources “to the remotest parts of the earth.” In 2020, they relocated to MAF’s headquarters in Idaho; Jonathan now serves as VP for Safety & Quality worldwide for MAF’s flight operations. Cindee supports MAF’s field workers in finance and comes alongside departing and returning missionaries.
Sri Lanka
PAUL & CAROLYN R. | MEMBER CARE
Carolyn serves as a pastoral coach to individuals and teams spread across the world (primarily South Asia) who seek to bless people from diverse backgrounds and invite them to know and follow Jesus. Drawing from their many years of global experience on Asia’s front lines, she also trains and debriefs cross-cultural workers to help them build resilience. Paul, who for most of his career served as a team with Carolyn, divides his time between Associate pastor at their California church and commercial pilot.
Panama
MIKE & PEGGY LOWE | MEMBER CARE
After nearly a decade as second-career missionaries in Greece, the Lowes relocated to Panama in 2016 with a new agency, EFCA ReachGlobal. There, Mike used his construction skills to help renovate a school, and Peggy taught English to aspiring cross-cultural missionaries. They were then tapped to serve two years with RG’s Crisis Response Team in Paradise, CA—a community devasted by a raging campfire. In 2024 the Lowes transitioned to a new role—providing pastoral and member care to more than 40 ReachGlobal missionaries serving in the Latin America/Caribbean region. This role stewards their broad life and ministry experience, as they help global workers to thrive.
Brazil
DAVE & DEBRA KORNFIELD | MEMBER CARE
The Kornfields are based in Pittsburgh after 20 years in Brazil. Dave coordinates trainings and conferences with major denominations and disciple-making ministries throughout Latin America as a bigger process to reverse the “Great Dechurching” in this region of the world. An author and compassionate discipler, Debbie was raised in Guatemala by missionary parents who were also supported by WBC.
India
We have global workers in this region who focus on community health and education.
