4000-603-Luke

Luke has a passion for seeing the Gospel take root and grow in Albania through business coaching and youth discipleship. In Albania, he will serve alongside a business-as-missions organization that provides values-based coaching to local entrepreneurs. This work strengthens Albania’s economic foundation, and creates meaningful opportunities to share the message of Christ in the marketplace. In addition, Luke will partner with a local church to support and grow youth ministry efforts. This includes helping disciple young believers and developing outreach initiatives to engage unchurched youth. He first sensed a call to missions at a young age, but over time pursued…

Nikole HahnMay 5, 2026

4000-250-Gudeman, Sheryl & Ed

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4000-237-Samuel and Krystyna Pike

The Pikes minister to people from all over the world. Most of them are in their late 20s to late 40s and are college-educated. The country in which they work is predominantly non-Protestant, with many people practicing a type of nominal Christianity. The Protestant population is only 3%. Capitalism has now been here for 36 years, meaning that the current generation never grew up under socialism. Instead, the country has been heavily hit by consumerism and religious scandals, with the result that people are just not interested in Christianity and the organized church. About us: Samuel committed his life to…

Nikole HahnOctober 24, 2025

4000-447-M & M Hunt

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4000-960-Soules, Hannah

God used my own time in undergrad, where I was a resident assistant and involved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, to grow in me a deep love for the university-aged group. It was in my first year of undergrad where he grabbed my heart and changed my course drastically from computers to missions. I'll be working with university students in Vienna, Austria. Of the twelve universities in Austria, five of them are in Vienna. What a tremendous opportunity to engage with them here! Like the rest of the population, the majority of these university students are unbelievers. Half of one percent…

Nikole HahnJuly 15, 2021

4000-445-Austin Kauffman

Reaching The Youth in Austria While completing an undergraduate degree in engineering, God shifted my desire from working as an engineer to a passion for serving Him cross-culturally. Shortly after graduating, I moved to Accra, Ghana to support International Justice Mission in the fight against human trafficking and slavery of children on Lake Volta. God continued to develop this passion for serving Him, but the focus shifted from care ministry to discipleship of youth. I began volunteering with the student ministry in a local Ghanaian church. As this desire to disciple students grew, the Lord led me back to the…

W VMay 27, 2021

4001-938-Worker Name Withheld

Pastoring II Faro church in Naples Italy. Il Faro church has a five-year transition to pay the salary of an Italian full-time Pastor. The goal is to be an autonomous local church, supporting its own pastor. The average size of an Italian church is 50 people. With a small number of larger churches, and unaccustomed to the practice of tithing, few Italians support their own pastor, resulting in bi-vocational pastors. This special project will advance the objective of establishing and reproducing churches. Il Faro IBC has a history of supporting its pastor and would like to return to this practice…

W VNovember 30, 2020

4000-269-The Benaissa Family

The Benaissa family is a couple with a very diverse background including origins in both the United States, Asia and North Africa. Our paths crossed nearly ten years ago while we were both serving North Africans living in Spain. Currently based in the United States, we serve Arabic speaking immigrants and refugees from North Africa and the Middle East. Articles and Blogs on WorldVenture: - On Fasting and Ramadan

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4000-098-Worker Name Withheld

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4000-044-Worker Name Withheld

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4000-770-John and Esther Waldrop

Church planting and leadership development. We work with international English-speakers who are students, educated professionals, and future church leaders.

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4000-049-Custer, Katrina

Serving through education in Germany -- K-12 students coming from 50 different countries! These students bring with them such varied cultural and academic backgrounds, it can be a challenge to teach them in a way that best helps them, keeping in mind that English is sometimes their second or third language. Also, dorm students, in particular, who live apart from their families ministering in other countries, need focused prayer for strength and love. Please pray for stamina, health, and wisdom as Katrina works with TCK's. Pray for God-honoring relationships with her students as well as her German neighbors. About me:…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-790-Winston, Ted and Malia

Ministry Summary Having grown up in Europe as missionary kids, Ted and Malia met in Belgium where they married in 1988. They have been serving with WorldVenture on the French-speaking side of the country since 1993. Following 7 years in church development and 13 years in a fruitful partnership in youth evangelism and leadership development with the Belgian association Jeunesse et Vie, they have transitioned and now serve among young adults. Their main focus is on college students and young professionals. Their aim is to pursue evangelism and discipleship by means of personal contact work, a network of small groups,…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-804-Young, Fred and Janet

Serving in Belgium

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-806-Yodis, Eric and Beth

Ukraine Prayer Guide Available (2022) Download by Clicking Here! Helping church leadership in Ukraine form a vision and execute a strategy for a nationwide church planting movement. The Yodises partner with local church leadership to reach out to young men with leadership potential who have a thirst for God and a passion to see Him glorified throughout their city, state and country. Pray that the vision for church planting will be grasped by believers throughout the country so that the church-planting ministry would become a church-planting movement. About us: Eric and Beth Yodis have been facilitating church planting in Ukraine…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-092-Bryan, Chris and Chrissy

Serving Missionary Kids and Their Families at Black Forest Academy Since 2005! HOW and WHY they serve: Over the years, the Bryans have been involved in many areas at Black Forest Academy (BFA) and in the local community, but their favorite part is using their gifts of hospitality and community building by hosting students, having personal interactions, and teaching students' skills that they can use to impact the world for Christ, mentoring, and continued alumni relationships after graduation. Chris teaches graphic arts, yearbook, German, and art appreciation classes. Chrissy teaches secondary math and volunteers in extra-curricular activities. Together they have…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-248-Griffith, Rick and Susan

Rick and Susan served for 30 years in Singapore, from 1991 to 2021, where Rick trained thousands of vibrant leaders from 21 countries based at Singapore Bible College. This included 73 teaching trips to most Asian nations, training pastors from low-income backgrounds who could not travel to Singapore. In 1992, they also helped begin International Community School, a K-12 Christian ministry. The Griffiths also planted Crossroads International Church, where Rick pastored from 2006 to 2021. Susan taught at ICS and also mentored student wives at SBC and led weekly Bible studies for women at the church. However, in 2021, as…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-251-Hacker, Randy and Kaye

Advancing global disciple-making strategy and church development. With over 25 years of ministry experience in Poland, Ukraine and East Africa; teaching experience in Poland, Ukraine, Holland and Tanzania. About us: Randy and Kaye Hacker arrived in Poland in 1999, settling in Lublin where they engaged in campus ministry and helped establish the first AWANA program in Poland. Over the following two decades, they worked in church planting, established neighborhood cell groups, and Randy served as field coordinator for WorldVenture-Poland. From 2007 to 2022, Randy pastored the Lublin Baptist Church while mentoring Polish leaders and completing his PhD in missiology, focusing…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-257-Haley, Jon and Kathy

Though Spain is known as a Roman Catholic country, spiritual apathy is widespread and Spanish evangelical believers are few in comparison. Meanwhile, a large majority of leaders in the Spanish evangelical churches are bi-vocational, with limited time, energy, and resources to devote to church development and Biblical studies. In 1996, Jon and Kathy Haley began to assist the church-planting movement in Spain through leadership development and mobilization. They have been privileged to serve alongside the Spanish church in a variety of ways: promoting church health as national partners for Natural Church Development; coordinating the start of an online Bible school;…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-136-Dahl, Jim and Janice

Serving in the Netherlands at Tyndale Theological Seminary. It is a challenge helping the students distinguish cultural differences that influence interpretations of biblical truth. Pray that these students will be better prepared to return to their countries and offer the hope of Christ to a needy world! About us: Serving with God is an adventure! We feel that although we have had the privilege of working with God, He is at the same time always busy preparing us for the next step in the journey. We have had the opportunity to spend 12 years in Romania. Jim was mostly involved…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-153-DeNeui, Mark and Lisa

Mark is a Bible teacher specializing in the New Testament who trains church leaders and church planters in French-speaking Europe. Lisa is an EFL and French teacher and uses these skills to build relationships and serve the local community while sharing her faith. Mark and Lisa both serve with a network of church plants in the City of Strasbourg. We are passionate about making Christ’s love and salvation known in our community and beyond by serving alongside the local French church in loving our neighbors, sharing the gospel and discipling believers. Challenges: - Finding new and authentic ways to share…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-744-Vatran, John and Estera

John and Estera Vatran, are native Romanians. A few years after the collapse of communism, after they were appointed by (CBFMS) WorldVenture, they were called to return to their homeland of Romania to serve the Lord. For the last few years, Romania has experienced more freedom than many other European nations. This has given the Vatrans the opportunity to focus their ministry towards training and equipping national church leaders and workers. In light of the upcoming integration of Romania into the European Union, the Vatrans had to seriously and carefully invest their time and resources toward strengthening the church. They…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-070-Burnell, Joel and Renata

We serve in Poland through seminary teaching, mentoring leaders, and Christian counseling. We work primarily with students at the Evangelical School of Theology, our fellow members at First Baptist Church of Wroclaw, and Christian leaders in Wroclaw and Lower Silesia. Joel Burnell first came to Poland in 1980 with Campus Crusade for Christ to work with the Oasis renewal movement. In 1983 Joel, who was then in Polish language school, met Renata at a Christian Conference. They were married in 1987. After attending Western Seminary from 1989 to 1993, Joel and Renata returned to Poland to join the faculty at…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-592-Post, Jason and Mandy

Post Family Prayer Letter: - Click Here for the Post Family 2024 Letter Ireland, once considered the center of the Christian world, now sits in darkness, shadowed by the same secular, post-modern cloud that shrouds the rest of Western Europe. Jason and Mandy Post are working to bring light to Galway, Ireland's third largest city of approximately 100,000 people. The Posts and their colleagues work in conjunction with the Association of Irish Baptist Churches and together have a desire to see churches planted throughout the West of Ireland. Pray for the Irish people to turn to the only One who…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-631-Bob and Suzanne

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-649-Schroeder, Gerry and Marla

Gerry & Marla Schroeder are the director and administrator of RussiaWorship. Since 2006, they have been developing leaders and creating resources in order to build up Christ-empowered worship. Christ-empowered worship is transformational. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” - (John 8:12) This is the message that shines through Christ-empowered people and churches in a world of darkness — the message of God’s love, hope and peace — God’s ‘Light of Life.’ Gerry & Marla’s strategy is a long-term process of mentoring leaders.…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-426-McDonnel, Mark and Donna

We are communicating the Word and compassion of Christ in Ukraine in the context of leadership training for the church and in serving those who struggle with traumatic personal issues. About Us: Mark McDonnel has been serving at the Kyiv Theological Seminary (KTS) in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the most strategic training centers for Christian leaders in Eastern Europe. Mark trains evangelists, church planters, and pastors for a wide variety of ministries all over Ukraine and surrounding countries such as Kazhakstan, Belarus, and Armenia. Donna is involved in a ministry of discipleship, evangelism, and informal counseling at their church and…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-045-Hutcherson, Caleb and Nicolette

Caleb and Nicolette have been serving in Beirut, Lebanon since 2008 in the areas of theological education and compassion ministries. Caleb serves on the faculty of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary. With the shift to online learning in 2020, ABTS students are now able to study contextually developed theology while remaining in their home countries all over the Middle East and North Africa. Caleb teaches in the areas of historical and practical theology. Beyond his work in academia, Caleb also serves with Tahaddi, a Lebanese NGO that offers holistic support to families facing extreme economic hardship. Caleb's current and past…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-390-Livie, Doug and Krista

Only 1% of the French population is evangelical Christian. Doug and Krista Livie serve a region of France where there are 1,500,000 people and 50 evangelical churches, or approximately one church per 30,000 people. In other areas of France, there is as few as one per 100,000 people. In partnership with the National Council of Evangelical Churches in France, the Livies are working towards the goal of at least one church for every 10,000 people. Doug and Krista minister in the outskirts of Paris, France, in the community of l'Oree de la Brie. France has been their home for over…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-022-Anderson, Dan and Eva

We work with North African families who live in or near Madrid, Spain. These families come mainly from three North African people groups: the Rifi Berbers, the Moroccan Arabs and the Jebalas. It is estimated that there are about one million people from these people groups living in Spain. In an effort to reach out and build relationships with these families we have started a number of community-based outreach activities, including adult literacy classes, Spanish classes for men and for women, and English classes and activities for youth. The purpose of these activities is to help North African families integrate…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-031-Poth, Kirk and Sandlin

Starting high impacting, gospel-centric, New Testament churches through friendship development, discipleship, and leadership training -- Helping the church in Western Ireland to reach her full redemptive potential through church planting and disciple making! Pray for open doors and hearts in Ireland. A divided country and ongoing violence involving religious beliefs have taken a toll on the people in Ireland. In addition, a cloud of secular, postmodern darkness has begun to spread from continental Europe. Many are lost in atheism, materialism, New Age beliefs and indifference to sin. Yet, there is a hunger for lasting peace. Almost three quarters of the…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-011-El Youssi, Ab and Habiba

We share the Gospel with a radio ministry that reaches Muslims wherever they live and a community center for North African immigrants.

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4000-783-White, John and Stella

Ukraine Prayer Guide Available (2022) Download by Clicking Here! Training future Christian leaders and missionaries at the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS), which has hundreds of graduates serving across the former Soviet Union. It is their challenge to equip a new generation of church leaders to share God's Word and love in a quickly changing society caught between atheistic communism and materialistic capitalism and currently dealing with armed conflict and massive numbers of refugees. Pray that God would use us to teach his Word and develop deep relationships with students who will start new churches and impact old ones throughout…

Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020

4001-948-Berezhnoy, Andrey

Andrey Berezhnoy serves on the RussiaWorship ministry team. His areas of responsibility include leading the Russian volunteer staff, networking with pastors, worship and other church leaders, recording and producing songs in Russian, while also leading a worship ministry at a church in the Moscow area. God has uniquely gifted Andrey as a leader with a shepherd’s heart who is also musically talented as both a vocalist and a player. He has written several songs which are sung throughout Russia. (You can check out these songs at RussiaWorship.org) Andrey’s father, Boris, is a well-respected soloist in the traditional Russian church community.…

Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020

4000-010-Stewart, Jamie

I will be serving as the librarian at the Christian International School of Prague, a school whose purpose is the equip students to be followers of Christ through an academic education centered on a biblical worldview.

Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020

4000-007-Frick, Carly

Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020

4000-382-Legg, Dennis and Robin

Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020

4000-263-Hart, Dick and Robin

We, Robin and Richard Hart, are “not ashamed of the Good News about Christ. We believe it is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes – the Jew first and also the Gentile. The Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith,” (Romans 1:16-17 NLT) We have shared the Good News about Christ everywhere we have lived. From 1979 to 2017 we mostly lived in Amman, Jordan. There we raised our children and served in local churches and in educational ministries where we always…

Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020

4000-414-Parmer, David and Emily

We are a family partnering with a French church to see Wanderers become Followers in Strasbourg, France. We focus on meeting the marginalized refugee communities with practical help, everyday friendship, and loving conversation about the hope we have in Jesus. Strasbourg is a diverse city, bursting with opportunities to meet those who have never known a follower of Christ and who want to know more about His love for them. About Us: We are a young family from the rural mountains of Virginia, where there is a church around every bend in the road. Because we both grew up in…

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4000-355-Jennifer Coon

Jennifer currently serve in Lebanon with the goal of using her skills as a physical therapist to holistically minister to Syrian refugees as part of a multi-disciplinary church partnership. Right now her main focus is learning Arabic. In her free time, she enjoys running along the Mediterranean and going hiking outside of the city. Connect with Jennifer on Instagram Articles and Blogs: * A Refugee Story: Jackline and Fouad * 2 Ways to Help Beirut * Chicago News Story on Jennifer

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-328-Lance and Carol Dockrey

We are excited to serve Third Culture Kids at Black Forest Academy in Kandern, Germany. We know that God is using this place to empower global mission initiatives, and that is such a cool thing to be a part of. We get to invest in the lives of students whose families are serving in over 40 different countries world-wide.

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-005-Miron, William and Sarah

About Us: Hiya! We are the Miron family - Will, Sarah and our three kids, Aidan, Norah and Lucy. And we are missionary church planters to Ireland. Sarah and I are from Minnesota and Wisconsin respectively, but our family now lives in the west of Ireland in a village just outside of Galway City called Oranmore. About Our Call: Our call to Ireland began in 2016, with a car accident that took the lives of our friends Jamison and Kathryne Pals and their 3 children. The Pals were headed to Japan to be missionaries through WorldVenture, and were headed to…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-115-Johnson, Chelsi

Community Center Outreach and Church Planting in Spain “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 Showing Christ’s love to others is at the core of what we do as missionaries and drives our ministry focus. This means loving others even when they are hard to reach or don’t want to listen. At the community center in which I serve, that is exactly our main objective. We…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-307-Peck, Dustin and Emily

We are the Peck Family: Dustin, Emily, Lauren, Ashlee, and Sawyer. We were appointed as missionaries with WorldVenture in 2018 and we have been serving at the Black Forest Academy in Germany since 2021. Dustin is a licensed clinical social worker and serves as the head counselor for elementary, middle, and high school students. It is an incredible blessing to be able to serve God while providing a safe place for the students to work through family issues, cultural confusion, social skill development, spiritual development, mental health challenges, and difficult teenage adjustments. We are also excited to be able to…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-285-Leak, Brian and Melissa

We serve as the European Liaisons for WorldVenture’s Global Anti-Trafficking Team and are passionate about these ministry focus areas: Awareness Through individual conversations, as well as small group, organizational and church presentations, we help to build awareness of the sex trafficking issue and the factors that contribute to it, particularly the links between pornography and trafficking. A Spirit-empowered church armed with a thorough knowledge of the trafficking issue can be a powerful deterrent against trafficking in their local communities. Equipping and Connecting Once someone is aware of the trafficking issue, how is God calling him or her to respond? We…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-297-Kosse, Brandon and Kristi

“That they may thrive in life and ministry.” As Mentoring Coordinator, the focus is on spiritual development and life training - taking the best of what we’ve learned over decades of marriage, parenting, ministry, and missions-life overseas, and investing in the growth of newly appointed missionaries as they prepare to take the Gospel to the least-reached around the globe. I, Brandon, first felt God's call on my life toward long-term missions during a junior high youth group trip to Mexico. This burden on my heart has been confirmed over the years through trips to the Czech Republic, Austria, England, and…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-284-Miller, Noel and Patricia

We believe the blind will see in Spain. Therefore, we are teaching and discipling young men and women at Evangelical Christian Academy, coming alongside and helping equip victims of human trafficking, supporting and encouraging the local church, while engaging and sharing our faith with the multinational community of Madrid. Learn more at theblindwillsee.com

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-281-Otten, Jeremy and Christy

Theological Education and Counseling Ministry Jeremy and Christy Otten are involved in Theological Education and Counseling ministries in Leuven, Belgium. Jeremy teaches New Testament at Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven (ETF). Christy provides counseling support for WorldVenture workers, ETF students, and others in their community. Their three boys, Kai, Caleb, and Sam, attend the local Flemish school and are avid soccer fans. * To sign up for their newsletters, click here. Blogs on WorldVenture.com: * Meme, Myself and Isolation by Christy Otten Publications by WorldVenture: * How Can This Be?, Day 4 Resources by WorldVenture

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-277-Kerstetter, Russ and Denise

Ministry Summary At Galway City Baptist Church we work primarily with youth. Our focus is on discipleship and training of teenagers and young adults. We want to instill in these future leaders of the Irish church that they are able to lead. We want to equip them with the necessary skills to be able to hand off the ministry to them to ensure it is a truly Irish ministry. Ireland is a beautiful country but behind the breathtaking landscapes and beautiful countryside are a people clouded in darkness and despair. We realized we had seen a hopelessness in Ireland we…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-211-Jeff and Meredith

Our ministry vision is to see the Gospel flourish in Albania and take root among the Albanians in Macedonia. In order to pursue this vision, we are engaged in two distinct, but related ministries: 1) discipleship and evangelism in and through the local church in Albania, and 2) holistic discipleship in the marketplace in both Albania and Macedonia through a Christian development organization in the region. Our local church ministry We are investing ourselves in a local church in Tirana, the capital of Albania. This church was planted in 2015 and currently has about 25 members. We support the head…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-213-Cross, Sean and Ruthann

When I (Sean) was 8 years old, I heard my first missionary share her story as God had called her to go to France. I remember when she was done that I heard this small voice say, What about missions? Over the years as similar events took place, I would continue to hear that same small voice asking the question, but never felt I could answer this call. It was not until 2011 did I hear that voice one more time say those same words, but no longer small in nature. It was bold and loud! At that point, I…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-189-Copeland, Chris and Joi

The Need: Ireland is a land of breathtaking beauty and deep cultural richness, yet many here are quietly wrestling with spiritual emptiness and a growing sense of hopelessness. Though the Irish are famously warm and hospitable, the nation has rapidly shifted from its Christian heritage toward secularism and disbelief. Today, Ireland is considered one of the least reached regions in the English-speaking world. In this context, our ministry is strategically placed to share the hope of the gospel with both the Irish and the increasingly diverse international community calling Ireland home. Our longing is to see God glorified as lives…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4001-905-Rinderknecht, Nicolas and Prescilla

Planting a New Church in France We serve multicultural people in the east suburb of Paris: white French, Caribbean, African and Asian people (who, by the way, are often open to the Gospel). We serve in a multicultural context 15 miles east of Paris. Nicolas and Priscille served in the Protestante Evangelical Church of Champs for 17 years. Nicolas was the senior pastor, in charge of the church vision, the church discipleship, the small groups, the preaching, and the global life of the church. Since 2006, the Church blessed the church a lot. It multiplied by four. We saw lots…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-300-Lemaster, Rebecca

Serving at EST as Coordinator for International Projects related to student scholarships, fundraising, promotion and supporting the goal of EST, which is to strengthen the evangelical movement in Poland by equipping Christians for effective ministry. In this context, EST seeks to train and educate men and women who will serve their churches, fellowships and organizations and who desire to be an influence for Christ in their neighborhoods, communities and cities. Women's ministry: Also, I serve with other Polish Christians to coordinate monthly meetings, organize English women's camps and mentor Polish women. For the last several years I have led a…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-154-Dixon, David

After 40 years of ministry in France with World Venture, Joyce and David Dixon retired “officially” in February 2003. But it was not to be full retirement! David and Joyce had become dual nationals and felt that the Lord was leading them to continue ministry in France and to make France their home for the rest of their lives. In recent years, all the Mission-related churches had become members of the “Evangelical Association of French-speaking Baptist Churches”. As a result, the Mission churches had thus become fully “nationalized”, with the Mission churches making a big contribution toward church planting and…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-779-White, Corby and Ashley

God has blessed Corby & Ashley with many valuable experiences serving in local churches and children's ministry, in both the United States and Poland. Ashley worked in Poland for several years before they were married, and they moved to Poland as a family in 2014. Their first assignment was in Lublin, where Corby studied the language and they were part of a local church, serving through music, children's & youth ministry, English conversation, and “Street Church” outreach. In 2021, God directed them to the small mining city of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, and they joined a group of Polish people who wanted to…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-137-Boardwell, Matthew and Pamela

Ireland has a history rich with missions and spiritual vitality. The early Celtic monastic missionary movement transformed the island and led to a Christian reawakening in Great Britain and continental Europe that lasted for centuries. Today, Ireland is spiritually and morally adrift. Devoutly Catholic until the 1980s, Ireland is rapidly shedding that identity while embracing secularism and materialism. Many social trends once unthinkable in Ireland have been eagerly adopted by large majorities of voters. We relocated to Ireland in 2014, living between Sligo and Manorhamilton in a region that is less than ¼% evangelical. As God leads, we share a…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

1100-827-Cumings, Tim and Joan

Serving on the North Central Regional Team to mobilize churches and individuals for missions. We serve pastors and churches, students on university campuses, and newly appointed WorldVenture missionaries. Prayer Needs: The fields are white unto harvest, but the workers are few. Pray that God will send out workers into the harvest. Please ask God to use us in mobilizing churches and individuals to fulfill the Great Commission! About Us: Tim and Joan were both raised in Michigan-Tim in Sparta and Joan in Norway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. After getting married in 1969 they continued their schooling and Tim worked as…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-653-Schwarz, Gary and Cheryl

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-291-Kannard, Clay and Lauren

We are the Kannard family and we were sent to Rome, Italy from Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Clay serves as co-pastor of the church, Breccia di Roma. We are primarily partnered with Italian evangelical leaders for the advancement of the Gospel in the city of Rome through the training of new pastors, the planting of new churches in Italy, and the equipping of evangelical leaders around the world to gain a better understanding of Roman Catholic theology and practice. Questions people ask us: * "Why Rome?" * "Is it not one of the most religious cities in…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-289-Kelley, Dave and Jenn

Dave and Jenn and their three third-culture kids have been serving at the International Christian School of Budapest (ICSB) in Hungary since 2013. Their purpose there is three-fold. 1. Proclaim the Gospel to students and families who do not know Him with their words and lives (Romans 10:13-15). 2. Disciple Christian students and staff to live as integrated people wholly in obedience to Christ (2 Timothy 3:10-17). 3. Support the missionaries whose children attend ICSB by giving their students a world-class education. They aim also to support the missionaries who serve as staff in the Lower School to enable long-term…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-176-Thomas, Bruce and Linda

We have to admit that, after 15 years of ministry in Poland, it is strange to refer to ourselves as WorldVenture Global Workers in Spain. We are just “normal” people who are trying to follow God’s plan for our lives. That path took an unexpected sharp turn when He called us to overseas missions in our mid-forties. We arrived in Lubin, Poland in 2010 with goals to assist a young church, teach English to build relationships, serve in a former Communist-controlled country (Central/Eastern Europe). We did our best to serve faithfully. As we view the ministry in Lubin now, we…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-085-Cable, Mark and Jill

Preparing Christian leaders for ministry through theological education, discipleship and mentoring. Mark and Jill Cable prepare Christian leaders for both local and cross-cultural ministry through theological education, discipleship and mentoring. They are also working in local church development. Mark teaches courses at the Baptist Theological Institute in Bucharest preparing pastors for ministry. He also teaches at Betania Bible College, a church based Bible school to prepare workers for ministry in the local church. Jill serves as the team treasurer and secretary as well as working with some former orphan girls. At various points through the year and especially during the…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-655-Sanders, Paul and Agnes

Since 1972, Paul and Agnès (ann-yes) Sanders have focused on leadership development and compassion ministry in French-speaking Europe and Africa, as well as in Lebanon and internationally. The Sanders helped plant three churches in the Paris area by 1996. Paul was president of the Baptist Alliance of North and East Paris from its inception in 1984 until its merger with an indigenous Baptist denomination. He also promoted leadership development at the Nogent Bible Institute as church history professor, academic dean, and principal. Agnes ministered as a wife, mother, part-time industrial physician, conference speaker, and author. Her book La vie est…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-087-Tokar, Joshua and Svitlana

Ukraine Prayer Guide Available (2022) Download by Clicking Here! The Tokars partner with the Ukrainian church to equip ministers of the Gospel from Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. Josh and Svitlana Tokar both came to know Christ at a young age. Josh was born and raised in a Christian home in Elk River, Minnesota, attending the local Baptist church since birth. He became a believer at age 12 and was baptized the following summer. Svitlana comes from rural central Ukraine. After the fall of the Soviet Union, her grandmother was the first in her family to repent. Svitlana and…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-107-Johnson, Nathan and Bethany

Church Development and Leadership Training in Austria Nathan and Bethany’s ministry focus is serving in the local church and training leaders amongst the German speaking population in the Vienna area. They are partnering with an Austrian-led church association and serving in an area where there is very little gospel-preaching witness and a growing population. Nate and Bethany also serve as WorldVenture Team Austria field leaders, assisting the team with decision-making, cultural integration and spiritual leadership. Gifted with speaking and teaching abilities, Nathan is passionate about knowing God’s Word on a deeper level, preaching His Word in churches and training/mentoring Austrian…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-160-Chumbley, Terry and Robin

Our family ministry focuses on working with Third Culture Kids (TCKs) through SHARE Education Services. You can contact Terry and Robin at: czech.chumbley@gmail.com By definition, “A TCK is an individual who, having spent a significant part of the developmental years in a culture other than that of their parents, develops a sense of relationship to both. These children of business executives, soldiers and sailors, diplomats, and missionaries who live abroad, become "culture-blended" persons who often contribute in unique and creative ways to society as a whole.” SHARE Education Services helps English-speaking expatriate families living in Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

4000-129-Hudson, Shane and April

Two core components define this mission. Shane and April aim to explain the gospel to the lost and help prepare future church leaders for service in Spain. They have served there since 2014. Because just one percent of the forty-six million people in Spain are trusting Jesus as their only way to heaven, they are compelled to proclaim the good news of salvation. They like to use rock climbing as a means for making friends with a variety of people that have not yet heard the gospel. Teaching in an official evangelical seminary near Barcelona enables them to train future…

WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020

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