Mission Connections
Find a mission co-worker, read their letters
Presbyterian mission co-workers are dedicated and passionate teachers, church planters, doctors, public health specialists, chaplains and human rights advocates. They teach theology, church history, Greek, Hebrew and English. They preach and evangelize. They organize and host mission teams from the United States. They accompany, they listen, they work in partnership with Christians in 50 countries around the world.
We invite you to learn about their work, read their first-person accounts through their letters, and support their vital ministry in support of the gospel through your prayers and gifts.
2023-24 Mission Personnel Guide
To view the 2023-24 Mission Personnel Guide “Called to Service: Witnessing God’s Love Around the World,” click here.
For information about hosting a mission co-worker, click here.
To learn which PC(USA) mission co-workers (MCWs) are currently planning to connect with congregations in 2024 and 2025 please see the attached list.
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Locate mission co-workers by country
View an interactive map of mission co-workers and the countries they serve
Mission co-workers
A
Adams, Mark and Miriam Maldonado Escobar – Mexico/U.S. Border
Adeney-Risakotta, Farsijana – Indonesia
Ayoub, Nadia – Greece
B
Bent, Jenny and Mark Hare – Costa Rica
Boyd, Jeff and Christi – Democratic Republic of the Congo
C
Capella-Pratts, José Manuel & Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri – Regional Liaisons to the Caribbean
Cintrón-Olivieri, Vilmarie & José Manuel Capella-Pratts – Regional Liaisons to the Caribbean
Carhuachín, César – Chile
Chang, Cathy and Juan Lopez – Philippines
Cooper, Paula – Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia
Corell, Cindy – Dominican Republic
D
Dicks, Doug – Israel, Palestine and Jordan
Dotel-Vellenga, Jhanderys and Ian Vellenga
E
Escobar, Miriam Maldonado and Mark Adams – Mexico/U.S. Border
Esslinger, Kurt and Hyeyoung Lee – South Korea
F
G
Goetz, Thomas – Japan
H
Han, Myung (Martin) and Jieun Kim – East Asia Liaison, located in South Korea
Hare, Mark and Jenny Bent – Costa Rica
Heikkila, Josh – Ghana
Henken, Sarah – Colombia/Andean Region
Hjalmarson, Dori – Honduras
Holm, Tyler – Malawi
I
J
Jones, Jose LaMont – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
K
Kandel, Sharon – South Sudan
Koball, Jed and Jenny Bent – Peru
Koll, Karla Ann – Costa Rica
L
Lee, Hyeyoung and Kurt Esslinger – South Korea
Lee, Unzu – South Korea
Lopez, Juan and Cathy Chang – Philippines
M
Maldonado Escobar, Miriam and Mark Adams – Mexico/U.S. Border
McCall, John – Taiwan
McGill, James – Niger
Menezes, Eliane – Guatemala
Moe, Betsey and Eric – Guatemala
N
O
P
Palm, Cobbie and Dessa – Philippines
Park, Noah and Esther Shin – Egypt
Parker, Elmarie – Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and the Gulf States
Q
R
Rice, Bob and Kristi – South Sudan
Russ, Joseph – Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
S
Seitz, Emily – Taiwan
Shin, Esther and Noah Park – Egypt
Smith, Ellen – Central and Eastern Europe
Smith-Mather, Shelvis and Nancy – South Sudan
Sthreshley, Larry and Inge – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stock, Chenoa – Peru
T
Tilton, Doug – South Africa/Southern Africa Region
Turk, Dan and Elizabeth – Madagascar
U
V
Van Brocklin, Gary and Marlene – South Asia
Vellenga, Ian and Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga
Vogel, Leslie – Guatemala
W
White, Ryan and Alethia – Northern and Central Europe
Y
Yang, Myoung Ho and Ji Yeon Yoo – Thailand
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Contact Us
Mary Nebelsick
Mission Associate for Mission Interpretation
mary.nebelsick@pcusa.org