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Missionaries Serving in Africa & Europe
Adams, Bryan & NicoleA little bit about Bryan ... During junior high school, Bryan's youth pastor dove into his life and helped him grow immensely in his faith. The same youth pastor challenged Bryan to consider going on a short term mission trip the summer before his fres...read moreAlford, JennyBethThe Lord blessed me with a strong Christian background on which He grew a fervent love of learning. In all fields of study--Bible, literature, science, history, really everything--I was delighted to find how each showed me more about my awesome God.read more Bachelder, Philip & BethWhat would cause someone to leave a civil engineering career and move near the Sahara desert? I went to serve in Niger because of a strong desire to share the good news of Jesus with nomads who had never heard of him. Beth and I both felt the call to ser...read moreBateman, EliseI am a 24 year old who loves Jesus, writing, photography, and working with children of all abilities. I currently work with preschool and elementary age children who have Autism. Four years ago I found out I have genetic hearing loss that could leave me ...read moreBonthuys, MaggsAfter completing their theological studies at the Bible Institute of South Africa,and getting married in 1995, Bennie and Maggs served in their home country for five years: planting a student work on a tertiary campus in South Africa and pastored the you...read moreBuxton, Andrew & LizAndrew is an engineer and Liz is an architect.We both come from the same province in New Zealand but entered the mission field separately having never meet. We ended up meeting while working on the construction of a new clinic building in South Sud...read more Christian, AnnI joined SIM in 1991 as a science teacher for Carachipampa Christian School in Bolivia. In 1997, I became the director/headteacher of the school, leading it through two accreditation cycles and through an ambitious building programme, replacing the old a...read moreChurchill, Timothy and KristinaTim and Kristina Churchill are from St. John's, Newfoundland. We have four children - John, Anna, Sarah, and Katie. Tim has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from London School of Theology (UK), while Kristina homeschools our children....read moreCraig, Jason and EmilyEmily and I have been married for 13 years and have three wonderful daughters: Lauren (9), Anna (7), and Sarah (4). Ten years ago, as a newly married couple, we ventured on a one-year mission to Ethiopia, with Young Life and SIM. I served on Young Life st...read moreCross, Jon and AmieWe are the Cross family and are excited to proclaim God's word through water quality in Southern Sudan.We believe God has uniquely called our entire family to serve. We are thrilled to be serving alongside our children Providence (5), Rosemary...read more Deneufchatel, Marc & HilaryHilary is British and Marc is French. We are currently serving with SIM in Benin.Hilary: I became a Christian through the prayers and witness of my family, and responded to an altar call at a Billy Graham meeting when I was seven. When I was a...read more Foster, Stuart and SindiaWe have served 25 years in Mozambique, arriving during the civil war, while Mozambique was communist. The Lord prepared us in college ministry in Boston, Massachusetts and in cross-cultural ministry with Portuguese immigrants to the U.S. Stuart was raised...read moreFreeman, Joe & AmyRaised as missionary kids, both of us developed a passion for missions from our early years. While each of us began individually preparing to live as missionaries, God brought us together and gave us a shared vision to serve Him overseas. As we followed H...read moreFuller, SharilynWhen I was young I committed to follow God, even if He led me to the very ends of the earth. This past year God has been holding me true to that promise. It's finally my time to Go!God has been preparing me in many ways over the years, making ...read more Garrett, JanieI was raised and raised my children in a Christian home. When requested by my son and his wife, Corey and Katie Garrett, who are missionaries with SIM, to come join them and home-school their three daughters, I felt compelled to answer this call of famil...read moreGeorge, Tim and MicheleMichele and I grew up in Western Michigan. We followed Christ's call to redemption, marriage and then to serve Him in northern Mozambique. We left in 2007 and spent the following 4 years learning Portuguese and Ciyawo (the local tribal language). We are w...read moreGirard, JennieGod's ways are mysterious, but I must say that since my commitment to follow Jesus Christ in 1985 life with God has been one big adventure. While teaching in a small town in Western Victoria in Australia I felt called to look into mission, to understand w...read moreHilt, Patrick and JodyAfrica has always held a special place in our hearts, which blossomed into a full-blown passion when we adopted our youngest child from Ethiopia. We got to know the country well on multiple short-term trips and fell deeply in love with the people and cult...read moreJones, Aaron and SarahAaron grew up in several places around the United States and his family spent 4 years in West Africa as missionaries. After returning home they settled in South Carolina. Aaron felt a call to serve overseas since high school, but studied technical subject...read moreKastner, Rodney (RJ)I grew up on a dairy farm and was involved in the hard work of rearing cattle and caring for their needs. MY father also owned a well drilling company. I learned and operated the equipment used in drilling water wells for private home and business use.Kubacki, Tim and BetsyWe have recently returned to the States after serving in the Brazil Amazon with Xingu Mission for the past 5+ years, taking health care and the gospel to people living in the jungles and on the rivers, away from the cities. Prior to relocating to Brazil...read moreLaGrone, JenniferI was born and raised in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. I have fabulous parents, a beautiful sister, Laura, and a great brother in law, Mark. My parents still live in Dallas, and my sister and her husband live in Lubbock, Texas. I received my Bachelors...read moreLarrabee, Darin and HollyWe experienced missions early in life through short term trips around the world. We met in Mexico City while studying Spanish and doing neighborhood evangelism. At the time Holly was studying Spanish at Northern Arizona University and I (Darin) was stud...read moreMaloney, Kyle & SarahKyle attending a missionary conference and Sarah listening to missionaries share stories in her home and church paved the way early in life for them to enter into full-time missions ministry that is now taking them on the road to Kenya.God l...read more McAlhaney, Tim, Maureen, Luke & KateA popular way of looking at missions is to "find out where God is moving and join him." This is how we see ourselves in Egbe!God has been leading us toward serving Him in full-time ministry for most of our lives. He revealed His plan for medi...read more McCreary, Phillip and SarahPhil was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, the youngest of three children. Sarah, the second of five, was born in Central Kentucky. Our paths crossed at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 2005, and we were married ...read moreMedders, Jay and TammyJay and Tammy were both born and raised in Alabama, and have worked together in many areas of ministry. After 17 years of marriage and 3 children, they were surprised when God called them to mission work in Ethiopia.Jay became a believer at...read more Miller, RebeccaI have heard it said that calling is where vocation and the needs of the world meet. That statement illustrates my journey to SIM.Everyone has a story to share. Some are ordinary, some are glorious and some are heart-wrenching, but all are un...read more Miller, Brandon and AprilBrandon and April Miller shared more than just a love of God when they got married. They both had been called to international missions as teenagers. So when Brandon was released from the U.S. Navy in 2003 the couple expected to begin their grand adventur...read moreMoore, Clinton and PahtyanaClinton and Pahtyana's hearts collided in 2004, as he was serving as a Youth and Associate Pastor and she in creative arts and women's ministries. They discovered an aligned passion for Christ and His Church and an insatiable longing to be caught up in Hi...read moreReeb, JenniferCurrently studying Communications PR - Nonprofit at ASU in North Carolina. I have a desire to live passionately for the Lord and to serve and love His people!...read moreRosenbauer, Michael and LoriMichael and Lori met as children when their parents were attending the same Bible school in New York State, and later became high school sweathearts. They have lived in Maine for the past 23 years. Michael has served in church ministries such as teachin...read moreRoss, Stephanie"You're not ferenji, you're abasha..." (meaning you're not a foreigner, you're one of us!) This is what my new friends in Ethiopia kept telling me when I spent ten weeks serving at Camp Langano in 2011. That summer, God's command to "go and make disciples...read moreShipster, Dave & SueDave was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, attending High School to complete his secondary education. Immediately following high school, he commenced studies in veterinary science at Onderstepoort, South Africa.Sue was born in Cape Tow...read more Shorten, DanielBorn and raised and in Alberta, Canada, I grew up knowing God, was taught to love music, discovered a passion for art and literature, and was trained to work with computers.I was given the opportunity to spend two weeks in Kenya in 2008 with <...read more Stokes, KevinIn 2004, I responded to a request for a Bible teacher for middle school and high school students in Nigeria, West Africa. As one year turned into two, I heard about a great need for educators who could help equip the Nigerian Church to disciple her member...read moreSweany, Eli & MargaretWe met at a small Bible college in Kansas, and ever since then we've been working together preparing for a life discipling MK's from within a boarding school setting. Eli was raised in a Christian family; his father is a pastor and he spent summers on his...read moreVander Wal, JamesMary and I raised three of our five children in the US before the Lord called us to full time work in Ethiopia, where our professional skills are in high demand. Jim had worked in ministry support for 25 years as a Printing Manager and Mary was working fo...read moreVigil, Jeff and JulieJeff and Julie were called mid-life into the mission field by a very clear directive from God. Jeff came from twenty years in the defense industry, and Julie had spent an equal amount of time in IT. They have one teenaged daughter, Ashley, who loves to r...read moreWalters, Kevin and ColleenColleen dedicated herself to full-time Christian work as a teenager at camp, and later, while in college, felt God leading her to serve as a missionary among peoples never reached withthe good news of Jesus Christ. We met while Colleen was completin...read more Watt, MiltonI was born in Washington State, grew up in New York and Massachusetts. I studied Math and Computers at University of Massachusetts. When I became a Christian I decided to become a translator because of my love for God's Word and my love for languages. I...read moreWeiersmueller, Peter and ElizabethPeter was born in Switzerland. His interest in mission was raised as a result of his family support of a Missionary friend. Later in live whilst working as a machinist on board the M.V. Doulos of OM ships he visited many African ports and was fascinated b...read moreWiggers, Steven and JenWe are Steve and Jen Wiggers and we have two children, Ian, age 4, and Ellie, age 1. We are both originally from Ohio, but now reside in West Chicago, IL where Steve is currently working as a refugee resettlement case manager and Jen is a full-time mothe...read more |