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WORLD MISSIONS

Our purpose is to support missionaries and their ministries as they plant churches and meet the physical needs of people in specific countries. We support the following ministries in world outreach:

	Andy & Carmen Owen, Connor & Isaac Chonburi, Thailand- Team 2000 (MBMS International) Andy and Carmen are involved in church planting and social ministries in the city of Chonburi. They work with two other missionary families, including the Sanchez’s. They have opened a “The Life Center” (TLC) where they teach English to adults and have also launched a few churches. Send them an email
	Ricky & Karen Sanchez, Sierra, Tassanee, McKenna & Aree Chonburi, Thailand- Team 2000 (MBMS International) The Sanchez’s are also a part of the Thailand Team 2000. Ricky is the team leader, as they also teach English to adults and continue with evangelism and church planting in the “The Life Center” (TLC) and in North Thailand among the Khmu people. Send them an email
	Otto & Marjorie Ekk Lisbon, Portugal (MBMS International) Otto & Marjorie are leading the mission team in Portugal. They lead a church in the outskirts of Lisbon and give leadership and vision for two more church plants in the city. They also give leadership in the social outreach of these churches into the community. Send them an email
	Joe & Paula Arrais, Pedro, Afonso & Debora Lisbon, Portugal (MBMS International) The Arrais family are national workers, planting a new church in the outskirts of Lisbon. Joe is the pastor for a church in the community of Massama.
	Alfredo & Sandra Beltran, David & Daniel Guadalajara, Mexico (MBMS International) Alfredo and Sandra are International Mission Associates in joint appointment with the Colombia MB Church Conference and work among middle class professionals in Guadalajara. They are leading a new church planting team as pastor couple at the RETO church in Guadalajara, Mexico. Send them an email
	Brian Anderson Yaounde, Camaroon (Wycliffe Bible Translators) Brian serves as technical support in the computer department to the Bible translators in Camaroon. He assists the missionaries there with the various needs that they have in making their computers and communication equipment useful for translation work. Send him an email
	Geoff & Jill Ludlow, Erin, Trevor, Aubrey & Allison USA & The World, (Full Sail Ministries) The Ludlows minister through concerts, conferences and retreats throughout Canada and the US. They are “using the arts to communicate God’s heart.” They use their gifts of worship and life story to minister to those who do not know Christ and those in the church as well. Send them an email
	Jose & Esperanza Prada Lima, Peru The Pradas are planting a church with Mennonite Brethren Missions and Services International. They are from Bogota, Columbia where they planted a church in that city before being sent by the Columbian Church as missionaries to Peru. Their vision is to plant healthy, reproducing, indigenous churches in Peru. Send them an email
	Jeff & Tracy Dixon, Oliva & Sawyer Desamparados, Costa Rica The Dixon family is serving with Students International in Costa Rica. They host teams of students and adults from North America to serve among the poor in Costa Rica and help with occupational ministries and church planting.Check out their blog at http://dixondiary.blogspot.com/ or send them an email at thedixonz@gmail.com.
	John and Geri Ervin Worldwide John and Geri are involved in supporting our missionaries worldwide and they work restricted areas.
	James & Alyssa Wiest Guadalajara, Mexico James and Alyssa will be serving in Guadalajara, Mexico with Alfredo & Sandra Beltran and Trever & Joan Godard. For their first year, they will mainly be working with the Beltrans at the RETO Church. Their efforts will be poured into discipling and training up national leaders in this church and their hope is that this church will soon be ready to stand on its own. After this, James and Alyssa will be involved with a new church plant that the team is hoping to start on the outskirts of Guadalajara.