After almost 30 years of living with multiple sclerosis, Scott’s wife Carol graduated to heaven on January 8, 2019. She leaves a big hole in the lives of those she loved and who loved her. In September of 2021, Scott and Chery Flores were married after God brought us together in an amazing way. Chery [...]

God has called us to serve the church in Asia by equipping pastors and church leaders in regions with limited access to theological education. Through formal and informal training, as well as counseling ministry for families and individuals, we hope to equip and strengthen churches and families. Our prayer is to see pastors, church leaders, [...]

Drew and Erianna Versnel are serving long-term in Bangkok, Thailand. "Missions has been on both of our hearts individually for many years, and since getting married in November 2023, our shared calling has only grown. We feel incredibly grateful to be walking into this calling together as a team. Drew is an engineer and will [...]

We, as a couple, have felt a clear and undeniable call from God to serve in the mission field—specifically in Costa Rica. This calling has grown over time through prayer, scripture, and a deepening awareness of the brokenness in the world and the healing power of Christ. We believe God has placed a burden on [...]

Hi! I’m Brennan Smith, a Spiritual Life Staff Member at Grand Canyon University. In March of 2025, partnering with World Venture, I’ll be leading a team of 8 GCU students to serve in the Friendship House in Madrid, Spain for a short-term vision and service trip! My hope and prayer is that our students who [...]

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I am from Virginia, and graduated from Liberty University with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have been working with children and teens (and their caregivers/parents) since 2015 to 2025. I did most of my residency working in community mental health with children and teens in Crisis Stabilization for about two years before [...]

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I am excited to share that I will be spending six to eight weeks this fall in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a Digital Discipleship Internship with WorldVenture. While this is an unpaid internship, it is also a unique missions trip focused on using technology to spread the Gospel and build meaningful connections. During this [...]

Josiah is moving to Costa Rica for six months to work with Horizon Church. "While I am in Costa Rica, I will be helping out with the youth group and working with men struggling with drug addiction. Thank you so much for your prayers and financial support." [...]

I have been appointed by WorldVenture to serve in Iwate, Japan. As a WorldVenture Missionary, I will be on a team that specifically serves and works alongside the local Japanese Church. WorldVenture has strong ties to the local Japanese church, which allows for unique and impactful cross-cultural work. Historically, WorldVenture planted many of the churches [...]

With a deep passion for cross-cultural ministry, I am heading to Southeast Asia to start disciple-making movements among communities with no previous exposure to the gospel. Just like Paul, “I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it [...]

The first time I remember hearing about God’s heart for the nations was right after I had come to faith at a campus ministry conference. It blew my mind that I had never heard someone preach on this topic even though it’s intertwined throughout all of scripture as part of God’s heart and core desire [...]

Erin is a high school senior from Kansas who will be graduating in May, 2024 and serving in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Restoration Ministries. Restoration ministers to underprivileged youth and their families. Erin feels a strong pull towards ministry as she looks to her next season of life. "I decided to look into WorldVenture for [...]

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My Heart All throughout scripture, God displays His heart to see peoples of every language, culture, and nation come to know him through the message of the Gospel. The Lord is using short-term missions to serve long-term field workers, have significant ministry impact, and reach nations who have never heard the good news of Christ. [...]

Mark and Kathy have been serving with WorldVenture since 1991. Their journey began with 13 years in the Middle East, spent doing evangelism and discipleship, followed by 9 years in South Africa, planting a local church and providing pastoral training. Currently based in Atlanta, GA, Mark still travels extensively—with over 70 countries stamped in his [...]

After 20 years of developing leadership in West Africa, Dan and Esther Penney said goodbye to their Senegal team. Dan recognized a greater need than staying in Senegal. His missionary experience showed him that Global Workers needed a “translator” to help them unravel the mysteries of missionary finances. Dan combines extensive field experience with financial [...]

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What They Do: Ralph and Sandra Thompson serve as the Global Directors for Africa and are part of WorldVenture’s Global Initiatives Leadership Team. In this strategic role, they oversee all of WorldVenture’s global workers and ministries across sub-Saharan Africa; encouraging innovation and collaboration, to see Gospel impact across the continent. They are passionate about caring [...]

Serving with the Great Wall Ministries team in Macau. The Mayhughs minister to lower educated laborers, middle class families and college students, as well as Chinese university students and church pastors who are committed, teachable and independent. During this past term, Paul Mayhugh has been working on his doctorate of philosophy degree at the China [...]

Training Christian workers and leaders among Chinese disciples through instruction, modeling, and life situations, and assisting churches in developing intentional discipleship ministries, particularly among the Chinese. In both the U.S. and Asia, the Axlines minister primarily to Chinese young men and women, and to churches seeking to build disciples among the Chinese. Bill and Linda [...]

Tony and Nikole Hahn serve in Media and Messaging. Nikole was appointed in 2015 in social media and became a part of Media and Messaging in 2018 as the Digital Disciple-Making Coordinator. She serves and assists WorldVenture’s global disciple-making efforts and uses digital channels to advance the mission and vision of WorldVenture, increasing awareness and [...]

Joe and Calla Jean served with WorldVenture as missionaries in Austria for 33 years. In addition to both of them being very active in a local church Joe's main ministry was with a German language Church Based Training program in Austria that also included some traveling to Germany and Switzerland. Calla Jean's main emphasis was [...]

Nancy serves among the refugees in northeast Ohio who originate from Myanmar. There are approximately 1000 people in Summit County Ohio. That number is continually growing. They have several faith backgrounds including Animism, Buddhism, other faiths including Christianity. Most faiths are syncretized. The main challenge is that ethno-centricity hinders growth of the church. Many do [...]

Making Jesus Christ known through the cultural musics of various people groups! Roberta R. King, Ph.D., focuses on two major areas of ministry. First, she communicates the gospel through contextualized worship arts and desires to make Jesus Christ known through the cultural forms of music of various people groups. Dr. King introduced Christian Music Communication [...]

Mobilizing future missionaries! Pray for open hearts on both sides of the ocean and close relationships that lead people closer to Jesus and doing God's will. About Me: Tony Perrello is serving WorldVenture as a missions mobilizer for the churches on the East Coast. He seeks to develop powerful partnerships with churches and individuals here [...]

Our names are John and Joyce Roper, and we are engaged in the ministry of pastoring, teaching, and discipling internationals in the Oklahoma City metro area. Some of the people we reach out to are only here for a year or so, making evangelism and long-term discipleship difficult. Our congregation is predominantly young and still [...]

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