BYRON & INEZ AHINA

Mission Dispatch | Yucatan, Mexico

Byron and Inez Ahina serve in Yucatan, Mexico with Mission Dispatch, where they organize short term construction mission trips, and host medical/dental/vision teams for church work groups that feel the call to bring hope to families, and churches in the pueblos surrounding the city of Merida. Their ministry is called Yucatan Helping Hands.

 

 

BRADLEY & SARA CORDELL

MTW | Stateside

Bradley and Sara Cordell are currently stateside, but they are still involved with their ministry in Ukraine through writing and publishing reformed and gospel-focused materials for the Ukrainian church. They are also involved in many different areas that include coaching, training, mobilization, publishing, and project management. They have three children, Hannah, Becca, and Ben.

 

 

RODNEY & JANA DAVILA

MTW | El Salvador

The Davilas’ desire is to create a team that will impact the culture of El Salvador as they identify and train leaders with the vision of starting churches in their communities. The gospel can transform lives and bring hope to El Salvador!

 

 

SANTO & MARY ELLEN GAROFALO

MTW | Italy

Santo and Mary Ellen are both excited about serving with the national Italian leaders of Nuova Vita in Salerno. They share the same vision as the Italian leadership team to see Salerno and the surrounding region flooded with the life-transforming gospel of Jesus. Specifically, they will be equipping the young leaders so that they will have the support and encouragement they need to persevere in the work of the gospel among their own people.

 

 

ALAN & AMANDA HALBROOKS

Wycliffe | Papua New Guinea

Alan and Amanda Halbrooks are serving with Wycliffe in Papua New Guinea. They are both teachers working at a school for missionary children in the area.

 

 

JUSTIN AND ALANNA HUSTON

Serge | Ireland

Justin and Alanna are part of the Serge team in Dublin, Ireland. They focus their efforts on teaching, training, mentoring, and equipping the young adults who go through the Serge Ireland Apprenticeship Program.

 

 

SCOTT & DANA JENNINGS

Betel International/WEC | Birmingham, England

Scott and Dana Jennings serve with in Birmingham, England, with Betel of Britain, a division of WEC International (Worldwide Evangelism for Christ). They work with the homeless, addicts, and ex-offenders through counseling, leading prayer and Bible studies, and assisting with street evangelism and prison ministries.

 

 

HYSEN AND ESMERALDA KANANI

CRU | Albania

Hysen and Esmeralda are both natives of Albania from Muslim backgrounds, who by God’s grace came to faith through ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) and the children’s ministry of a local church in Albania. They have served with CRU since 2006 and are currently serving among students in Albania.

 

 

JEAN LEGTERS

Missionary | Yucatan, Mexico

Jean is along-time friend of AVPC and has been serving the people of the Yucatan since 1967. She runs summer youth camps and assists in training church ministers, educators and musicians in the Presbyterian seminary, which she help found.

 

 

JOHN & LYNN LEHN

GEM | Dubrovnik, Croatia

John and Lynn Lehn are missionaries to Croatia serving with Greater Europe Mission (GEM) in a church planting and discipleship ministry.

 

 

JESSE & REBA LOTHER

MTW | Tokyo, Japan

Jesse and Reba Lother are serving on a church planting team in Tokyo, Japan. With a focus on college students, they will concentrate on getting students active in the local church through Bible studies, small groups, and outreach events. 

 

 

ANELISE MARSHALL

Serge | London, England

Anelise Marshall serves with Serge in East London where she works in a Bangladeshi Muslim area, called Tower Hamlets, that has been virtually unreached by the gospel. She is involved with outreach, evangelism, and church-planting.

 

 

VERNE & ALINA MARSHALL

MTW | Chile

Verne and Alina Marshall serve with Mission to the World in Santiago, Chile. They work with churches in Chile and Peru, teaching, counseling, and defending the faith.

 

 

JEREMY & ANGEL MARTIN

Serge | London, England

Jeremy and Angel serve with Serge in Southall, London, in partnership with New Life Masih Ghar Church. Through diaconal ministry, discipleship, leadership development and hospitality, they pray that downcast hearts will be uplifted, outsiders welcomed, the gospel of Christ Jesus will be proclaimed, and the Kingdom comes to the multi-national community of Southall.

 

 

Doni & Albina Mehmeti

A Jesus Mission | Pristina, Kosovo

Doni and Albina serve with A Jesus Mission in Pristina, Kosovo, where they are reaching young people with digital ministries in their native language.

 

 

AVNI & MAKLEN MENALLA

CRU | Europe

Anvi and Maklen, Menalla are serving with CRU on the Momentum Europe project. They hope to raise up a network of business and professional leaders to help connect influential European leaders to the irresistible love of Jesus.

 

 

TY & GINNA NASH

MTW | Thailand

Ty and Ginna Nash serve with Mission to the World in Bangkok, Thailand. Their main focus is partnering with Thai believers to plant churches in the city.

 

 

GREGG & JULIE NICHOLSON

UWM | Bangkok, Thailand

Gregg and Julie Nicholson are serving with United World Mission (UWM) in Bangkok, Thailand. Gregg is the team leader for the Bangkok UWM team. He also serves as the coordinator for the National Planning Committee in Thailand and the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand working to implement nationwide strategic church planting initiatives.

 

 

ANTHONY & SAYO ODTOHAN

MTW | Japan

Anthony and Sayo live and serve in Chiba, Japan. Anthony serves as a ministry assistant and newly elected deacon (since May 2021) for Bilingual Worship in Oyumino, Christ Church.

 

 

BESIANA RAJTA

CRU | Albania

Besiana Rajta (“Besi”) is on staff with CRU in Albania. Besi serves in campus ministry and works with high school and college students through evangelism and discipleship. She is a native of Albania.

MIKE AND SUZANNAH SENSE

Serge | Prague, Czech Republic

Mike and Suzannah lead the Prague Apprenticeship Program. This involves training and discipling a small group of apprentices during their two-year terms of service. They help them process and traverse their cross-cultural experience, as well as help help them plug into the existing Serge ministries in Prague – church plants, RUF, and refugee ministry.

 

 

AGRON AND ELONA SOPAJ

CRU | Pristina, Kosovo

Agron and Elona Sopaj serve with CRU in Pristina, Kosovo where they minister among college students.

 

 

STEPHEN AND LAURA SPANJER

WBOI | Neuenburg, Germany

Stephen Spanjer works with WBOI (Won By One International) and planted the Neuenburg International Church in 2007. Stephen and Laura have two daughters, Elsie and Adeline.

 

 

BRAD AND COLLEEN TAYLOR

World Reach | Latin America, Africa, & Asia

Brad serves with World Reach as a professor and coordinator for World Reach’s Mobile Bible Institutes. He teaches M.Div. level courses in Bible, Theology and Ministry in mobile seminaries and Bible Institutes throughout Latin America, Africa and Europe in Spanish and English. Colleen and Brad also do marriage conferences together, and Colleen will help with World Reach’s medical missions trips and minister to women and children.

 

 

DEREK & LAUREN WEBBER

Serge | Chogoria, Kenya

Derek and Lauren partner with the PCEA Chogoria Hospital. Derek works as a Physician Assistant in the Casualty Dept., where he serves as a consultant for Clinical Officers, leads training for staff, and co-leads ACLS/BLS across the hospital. He and Lauren work with the hospital chaplains to encourage them and support outreach in both the hospital and community. Lauren also co-leads Chogoria Mission School.

 

 

TOM & TERESA WILSON

MTW | Nagoya, Japan

Tom and Teresa live and work in Nagoya, Japan, where they use music to reach the Japanese with the gospel.They work through a local church plant and are involved with worship, gospel choir, and a Kid’s Gospel Music Camp.