Our Missionaries
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RALPH AND JOAN JUSTINIANO Tokyo, Japan · Encompass World Partners Ralph and Joan Justiniano have committed their lives to Japan, harvesting souls for the Kingdom of God. In a land of Buddhist ritualism, Ralph and Joan face the challenges of overcoming cultural mindsets that don’t recognize Jesus Christ as God. |
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JOSH AND KATIE NATHAN Kandern, Germany · Black Forest Academy Josh and Katie serve at Black Forest Academy (BFA) in Germany with the organization TeachBeyond. Katie came to BFA in fall of 2008 as a music teacher. Josh came in January of 2011 to serve in the IT department. They are looking forward to continuing to serve the Lord together at BFA! |
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WAYNE AND ELLEN PATTON Cotijuba, Brazil · Encompass World Partners Wayne and Ellen help give Brazilians a vision for how they can be used to reach out to the river communities. Religious traditions, especially afro-spiritism, run deep in many Brazilians, resulting in legalism and wrong concepts of the nature and work of the Holy Spirit. This makes discipleship very difficult. |
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KEN AND DEBBIE ROHRER Ohio · AWANA Ministries Ken and Debbie Rohrer truly feel blessed to be a part of God’s plan to help Ohio’s children and youth come to know, love, and serve the Lord. Each week, more than 1.5 million kids ages 2 to 18 participate in Awana. Over 12,000 churches in the U.S. and nearly 13,000 internationally run Awana programs that change young lives through biblical truth. |
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CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP Dayton, Ohio · Youth Outreach Child Evangelism Fellowship is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. |
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ELIZABETH’S NEW LIFE CENTER Dayton, Ohio · Pregnancy Ministries As one of the largest pregnancy resource centers in the country serving the Dayton metro region and Southwest Ohio, Elizabeth’s New Life Center assists thousands of clients annually through our intervention, prevention, education, and support services. Long ago, they made it their mission to empower individuals to choose life by showing them the compassion and love of Christ. Then they designed and implemented core programs to affirm life and to strengthen fragile families. |
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GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL United States · Evangelism Outreach The Gideons International is an association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through sharing personally and by providing Bibles and New Testaments. While they are known worldwide for their work with hotels, they predominantly share Scriptures in schools and colleges, prisons and jails, hospitals, and medical offices. |
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MIAMI VALLEY WOMEN’S CENTER Dayton, Ohio · Pregnancy Ministries The Miami Valley Women’s Center is an organization that values life, supports families and demonstrates Christ’s love. This mission is accomplished by serving the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of women and families who are in crisis because of an unplanned pregnancy. |