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…
4000-605-Worker Name Withheld
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb… And they cried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.'” - Revelation 7:9-10 How beautiful that sound will be when that day comes! In preparation and longing for that day, my family and I are joining a team in Southeast Asia to work among the unreached people groups. The more we’ve learned about those who have…
Nikole HahnMay 5, 2026
4000-604-Worker Name Withheld
Our Story: We got married in 2021 and the Lord started to draw us to missions. We had friends that were missionaries for 15 years that encouraged us to look into more training and tell stories of how God is moving in Southeast Asia. We started training and looking into missions in 2023, and we started learning that God's heart for the nations is shown in every book of the Bible. We learned that God has been bringing His people back to Him, and His desire is for every nation, tribe, and tongue to know Jesus. We originally thought the…
Nikole HahnMay 5, 2026
4000-599-Smiddy, Nathan and Tina
We are Nathan and Tina Smiddy, and we are preparing to move our family from Arizona to Kenya to be teachers and dorm parents at Rift Valley Academy. We are called to walk alongside missionary kids, offering guidance, encouragement, and practical support as they navigate the transition between cultures and life stages. Through discipleship, community, and mentorship, we desire to help the next generation grow in faith and identity in Christ. Our mission is to create a place where they feel understood, equipped, and strengthened for the unique calling God has placed on their lives. More information: - Follow us…
Nikole HahnMarch 14, 2026
4000-596-Amanda K
Isaiah 6:8 “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said ‘Here I am! Send me.’” Since I was in high school, the Lord has been calling me in a still small voice “whom shall I send?” And through His grace, I am given the chance to say “Here I am! Send me!” Throughout the last five years, my eyes have been open to see the world’s dire need for Jesus. The Lord promises that every tribe, nation, and tongue will be standing before the throne at…
Nikole HahnJanuary 23, 2026
4000-574-Worker Name Withheld
The Maranatha cry—“Come, Lord Jesus”—believing that as the Gospel goes forth to the ends of the earth, we draw nearer to His return. That's why I'm thrilled to be joining a team serving among unreached people groups—bringing the hope of the Gospel to some of the most difficult-to-reach areas in Southeast Asia. My prayer and passion is to see local believers raised up and churches planted where none yet exist. As I look to the promises in Revelation, I’m inspired by the vision of people from Southeast Asia joining every nation, tribe, people, and language in worshiping our God. I…
Nikole HahnJanuary 23, 2026
4000-590-GSG
“May the Lamb receive the reward for His suffering!” - Moravians G and S felt called to move overseas independently and now, together, as a married couple. G grew up in the church and was a part of a missions-minded church that enabled him to go on several short-term trips. Through this, he came to believe and follow Jesus as he was headed to India. Since then, G has followed Christ. He studied Christian Ministry in college before becoming a firefighter. After college, G took a class at his church that taught him about the unreached. Once hearing this, he…
Nikole HahnNovember 21, 2025
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
4000-580-Persson, Peter and Celeste
After having served in Austria (primarily in the area of church development, field leadership, as well as in regional leadership in Eastern Europe for almost 36 years), Peter and Celeste returned to the States in 2019. Peter became Director of Global Prayer Initiatives in January 2020 and Celeste became a volunteer Alumni Liaison, providing member care for former WorldVenture global workers. Peter’s prayer journey gained a focused dimension in the early 1990s when a colleague and he were having a discussion about finishing their ministries well. They both had been reading the same book on leadership. The book inspired his…
W VDecember 17, 2024
4000-245-Roth, Emily
Emily Roth serves in media ministry throughout Greater Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. WorldVenture has over 150 global workers serving God throughout the region of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Each of these workers has witnessed amazing stories of answered prayers, the transformational power of the Holy Spirit, God's great grace, and more. Unfortunately, many of these stories never reach the North American Church. Emily Roth's passion and calling is to use multimedia to share powerful God-stories that encourage believers serving at home and strengthen their connection with God's global work. Emily has specialized as a…
W VJuly 23, 2023
4000-146-Marin, Soraya
Once considered a Catholic country, Spain is stretched between the tyranny of tradition and the seduction of secularism. According to the World Factbook of the CIA, 70.2% of the Spanish are Roman Catholic. The majority of these were born and raised as Catholics, yet few know a personal relationship with Christ. The Spanish Church has a desperate need for leaders who will spread the gospel and the love of Christ. Soraya Marin has a passion for women's ministry and Christian leadership development. She serves as chaplain and assistant dean of IBSTE, a Bible institute and seminary based in Barcelona. While…
W VJuly 23, 2023
4000-650-Scofield, Tammy
My Primary Ministry Focus is working with missionary families in Europe with the education needs of their children. Pray for wisdom in advising missionary families in their major decisions regarding their children! About me: “This is why I came to Europe,” said Tammy Scofield during the annual SHARE Education Services Family Retreat in Budapest, Hungary. Hanging out with missionary children, (MKs), teaching a speech unit and meeting their parents was an incredible gift for Tammy. It has been a time of learning and meeting missionaries for Tammy. The question of “How can I best help the missionaries stay on the…
W VJuly 23, 2023
4000-169-Kay
J and K will be doing the work set before them through training in medicine, both in the urban and rural setting of their Asian context. Please join them as they seek to meet the 360 degree needs of those their hearts have bonded with.
Nikole HahnFebruary 17, 2022
4000-465-Stark, Brian and Melanie
We are passionate about seeing workers thrive, not merely survive on the field, and will be developing, coaching and training global workers for long-term Gospel impact! Specifically, we are coaching and mentoring more than 50 workers who will be serving in their first-term on the field in the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as leading and overseeing WorldVenture’s short-term initiatives globally. While we both began following Jesus at a young age, our journeys were quite different. Brian’s strong supportive home and input from mentors in his teens gave him a strong footing. After leading a child to Jesus one summer in…
Nikole HahnNovember 2, 2021
4000-466-Pietrantonio, Adam and Sabrina
Sabrina grew up in the Greater Los Angeles area. The first time she visited Japan she was eight years old and visited family friends who were missionaries serving there. She felt called to Japan as a career missionary herself when she was a university student. She served there from 2016 to 2020: the first half of her term was spent in Japanese language school in Tokyo, and the second half was spent serving in Japanese churches in Kumamoto and Ibaraki Prefectures. Adam was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He decided to follow Christ in 2011 during his third year…
Nikole HahnNovember 2, 2021
4000-670-JG Simon
Reaching out to and sharing the Gospel message with refugees from many nations.
Nikole HahnAugust 24, 2021
4000-411-Paul & Lizzie Reed
Over the past 10 years, we have been blessed to work with youth and college students around the world, but primarily in Eastern Europe, the USA, and the UK. Our vision is to bring glory to God by teaching and discipling youth in Central and Eastern Europe. We are passionate about seeing people experience transformed lives in Christ and watching them glorify God as they impact the lives of those around them. We are serving in Budapest, Hungary as chaplains at International Christian School Budapest (ICSB). It is a K-12 school taught in English with almost 300 students and 21…
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-009-Worker Name Withheld
Thank you for partnering with our family to see the church planted in N. Africa. Your support is critical to the work here. Thank you!
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-008-Worker Name Withheld
Blogs on WorldVenture.com: * Teen Marriages and Teen Pregnancies
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-212-Worker Name Withheld
Teaching English through a language center and working with street children will allow me to build relationships where I can share the hope and love of Jesus with those whom the Father calls. Through these relationships, we seek to begin Discovery Bible Studies, which in turn have the potential to begin a Disciple-Making Movement among the unreached and unengaged people groups in the area. There are at least ten tribes that we are targeting to see a gospel movement. The major challenge is overcoming the false teachings of the dominant religion, which is mixed with animistic beliefs.
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-234-Worker Name Withheld
Working in East Asia- Teaching, Direct Outreach, Raising up Local Leaders for the Kingdom
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-231-Worker Name Withheld
Work in Sulawesi since 2018 as Prayer Mobilizer, on site prayer intercessor.
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
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-191-Worker Name Withheld
We strive to serve our local community. We hope to be a light to the ethnically diverse people; Africans, Arabs, Asians and Westerners.
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-942-Worker Name Withheld
Articles and Blogs on WorldVenture: - A Taxing Thought - God's Timeline To Freedom - Afghanistan: Being Certain Of The Things We Cannot See - Plans Made, Plans Change, Molding Into God's Plan - Afghanistan: The Wait Becomes Weighty - Fuzzy Evacuation - The Long Wait Begins - A Women's Rights Activist Endangered and Left Behind
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-118-Worker Name Withheld
Serving the church in the US through pastoral leadership and mission mobilization. Finishing organizational leadership doctoral work with a focus on global, groups, and theological perspectives with the goal of providing leadership consulting to WV global fields.
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-555-Pardue, Frank & Rosa
Serving in leadership training in the Philippines - Located on the edge of the 10/40 Window, the Philippines is a strategic hub for leadership development and church planting throughout Asia. The need for more Asian leaders is unprecedented and the Philippines is poised to help. It has a strong evangelical church, a growing missionary vision, and the privilege of open theological training. We feel God has uniquely prepared us to help groom these men and women for the task. For most of our time in the Philippines, our primary ministry was church planting, helping start two churches in Davao City,…
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-620-Ralston, Brent and Christine
Central Ministry Focus: To be a catalyst in establishing healthy and reproducing churches resulting in transformed lives and communities. God is calling us to return to the Visayas region of the Philippines to continue the disciple making and church planting work we started 32 years ago. About us: We both grew up as missionary kids of WorldVenture missionaries; I, in Pakistan and Christine, in the Philippines. I initially came to the Philippines as a short-term missionary from 1983-85 following Bible college and sensed the Lord's call to return on a full-time basis. Chris had felt the Lord's call to be…
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-127-Worker Name Withheld
We prayerfully desire to plant a Hindi-speaking church in Asia with a focus on evangelism, discipleship, and solid biblical teaching. Although there are relatively quite a few ministries operating in the city, very few are focused on the masses of people moving from where Hindi is primarily spoken. As a means of entrance to the community, we will start a Christian school offering quality education based on Christian principles. This school will serve as a transformational presence in the community, aiding in establishing relationships with families through which the Gospel can be shared in a meaningful and relevant manner. We…
W VNovember 30, 2020
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.
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-780-Watson, Tim and Joy
Blogs and Articles on WorldVenture.com: * A Reminder From Jeremiah * When Missions and Marriage Come Together * Accidental Evangelism
W VNovember 30, 2020
4000-235-Gleason, Randy and Cathy
Randall and Cathy Gleason's mission is to glorify God through making disciples with a Biblical worldview guided by Scripture, empowered by the Spirit and passionate to promote the supremacy of Christ among all peoples. They have sought to achieve this mission for the past 20 years by encouraging pastors, missionaries and church planters through theological training in godly character, academic excellence and ministry skills. Randall and Cathy's new Vision for South Asia! With their task completed in the Philippines, the Gleason's vision has now shifted to South Asia (or "Indian subcontinent”), which has the largest concentration of the least-reached people…
Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020
4000-396-Love, David and Catherine
We are passionate about mobilizing people for the harvest through short-term trips, internships, coaching and mentoring. I (Catherine) grew up in Cottage Grove, Oregon, where my father pastored a small church. I came to believe in Christ at age 4. My interest in people of other cultures was sparked both by the missionaries who passed through my church, and by my paternal grandparents, God-fearing immigrants from Armenia. Born the last of five sons, my (David) faith took root while attending church with my family during my formative years. But when I was 12, my father, a good natured and hard-working…
Nikole HahnOctober 6, 2020
4000-046-Larson, Brian and Cassie
Serving in missionary member care as a pastoral counselor. We seek to prepare missionaries to live and serve cross-culturally, sustain and support them during their life and ministry rhythms, and restore when difficulty or crisis hits. On The Website: * Prayer and Care * Building Your Self-Care Toolbox WorldVenture Publications: * Christmas Perseverance and Determination, Day 3
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
4000-704-Thorp, Jim and Corinne
Global Specialists Preparing WorldVenture missionaries to make the transition to their next ministry phase (sometimes called retirement) and encouraging mission organizations to better honor the workers who served the cause of Christ in their organizations. Pray that God would give them the ability to plan the Emeritus event with WorldVenture workers each July to provide resources to prepare them for retirement. Pray for their role to facilitate the work of the Alliance for Missionary Seniors which has a vision to better honor the workers who served under the various mission organizations. About us: Jim and Corinne served as missionaries in…
Nikole HahnSeptember 24, 2020
4000-243-Lacey, Shereen
Hello! We are from the USA where we have raised our four children. He worked as a registered pharmacist and she taught and homeschooled our children through high school. God led our family to serve in a cross-cultural ministry for 11 years in the USA. Then in 2014 through trips to Africa, Europe, and Asia, the Lord showed us that He has called us to Asia to be a light in the darkness. God has showed us how our experiences, our gifting, passion, and education, could be used for His glory in another context. We want to think those that…
W VSeptember 11, 2020
4000-803-Young, Mark and Priscilla
Training leaders and pastors throughout the world.
Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020
4000-232-Gill, Sam and Connie
After retiring from WorldVenture Sam intends to focus primarily on coaching and mentoring new and emerging leaders, both locally and via the internet overseas. He is open to mentor new mission candidates headed overseas. After living in Brasil for 43 years Sam and Connie Gill realize that they learned as much from the culture as they taught. The three foundational principles learned were: Ministry is primarily relational; Ministry grows out of on-going relationships; and Ministry flows best when it is interdependent (not dependent or independent). From 1971 until 1997 Sam and Connie served under BBFI. For the first dozen years…
Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020
4000-711-Thompson, Ralph and Sandra
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 for, developing, and empowering each worker and family to thrive in life and ministry. Through vision casting, mobilization, strategic planning, and leadership development, they seek to broaden WorldVenture’s impact among the least-reached in partnership with the African church. Why Africa? Africa is at a transformative…
Nikole HahnSeptember 2, 2020
4000-371-Swanson, Laura
About Laurie Laurie Swanson has long ties with WorldVenture. She grew up in Argentina as the daughter of missionaries and then worked with her husband, Bruce, in Portugal for 10 years. Bruce and Laurie's middle daughter Christie Stalcup is a WorldVenture worker in Thailand. Laurie is currently a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Denver area. She plans to use her medical experience to consult and come alongside teams on various WorldVenture fields. Her passion is to support and develop their health outreach, especially focusing on children's health.
WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020
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
4000-331-Sandeno, Grace
Anything related to public health. Potential solutions will look different for every issue in every community. My role is to research issues, look for resources and promising solutions, assist in project planning, solve problems during implementation and design project evaluations to measure success. My goal is to mentor communities toward healthier outcomes while helping staff build local relationships and community capacity. About Me: A short term mission trip in West Africa changed the course of my career path from medicine to public health. I have a master’s degree in public health and years of experience in state and local health…
WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020
4000-316-Brown, Bobby and Brianna
We were appointed with WorldVenture in 2018 and served first in Taiwan and now serve in diaspora ministry here in the United States, with a focus on displaced people. People from all over the globe, many from least-reached people groups, are being displaced from their homes and transitioning to the U.S. We have the honor of walking alongside these families that are leaving dangerous and traumatic situations and receiving them with the arms of Christ. We are excited to announce that we are starting and leading a new initiative for WorldVenture called The Welcome Movement! The Welcome Movement will launch…
WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020
4000-000-Creative Access Account
Our missionaries work in places where political and religious realities in that country make it dangerous to be listed on a website.
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
6080-809-Livingston Adrienne
Listen to my Justice Hope Freedom Podcast by Clicking Here Follow My Facebook Page by Clicking Here Follow Me on Instagram My goal is to help educate, equip, mobilize and connect churches, global workers, and individuals, (locally and globally) to existing organizations focused on combatting the sex trafficking issue in the following areas: Awareness, Education, Prevention, Rescue, Post care including trauma recovery and job training, Policy, and Ending the Demand. My podcast is an educational component of this ministry. The purpose of the Justice Hope Freedom podcast is to educate people about the issues of sex trafficking and exploitation and…
WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020
1100-886-Custer, Dougg and LeAnn
God used the mandatory missions class at Western Seminary in Portland, OR during Douggâs last year to change the course of our lives from pastoring stateside to church planting in southern Austria. Although we initially desired to live overseas for only part of our ministry, God had other plans and forty years later, we still serve with WorldVenture. After spending thirty-five of those years in church planting and as the Global Directors for Europe and the Middle East, Dougg became the VP of Mobilization Ministries in 2014. His department handles everything from âfirst contactâ to âwheels upâ, which involves developing…
WorldVentureFebruary 12, 2020
