Mission Connections
Find a mission co-worker, read their letters
This page will be archived on July 15, 2025
The Interim Unified Agency, formerly the Presbyterian Mission Agency and Office of the General Assembly, is grateful for the many years of faithful service, ministry and commitment of mission co-workers. Together with global partners, their impact on the work of Christ across the world is immeasurable and we honor them. Mission co-workers are ending service in 2025.
The World Mission ministry area is concluding in its current form and a new form of global engagement is beginning in a ministry called Global Ecumenical Partnerships. Some former mission co-workers are now working in this new form of global ministry.
Please visit pcusa.org/wm-transition to learn more about changes in IUA global ministry. To learn how to get involved we encourage you to contact your regional mission engagement advisor: pcusa.org/mea.
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.
Locate mission co-workers by country
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
K
Kandel, Sharon – South Sudan
Koball, Jed and Jenny Valles – 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
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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
Valles, Jenny and Jed Koball – Peru
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
Z
Contact Us
Mary Nebelsick
Mission Associate for Mission Interpretation
mary.nebelsick@pcusa.org