Use this card as you pray for mission co-worker Rev. Jo Ella Holman. This card includes a photo and overview of her work. As regional liaison, Jo Ella cultivates and nurtures the PC(USA)’s relationship with mission partners in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and with other church partners in the Caribbean through CANACOM, the Caribbean and North American Commission on Mission. Jo Ella shares their stories with congregations in the United States and also shares with partners what she has learned in years of ministry in Latin America and elsewhere through Presbyterian World Mission. In addition, she is …
Use this card as you pray for mission co-workers Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmondson. This card includes a photo and overview of their work. Sara and Rusty are Delegation and Partnership Coordinators serving alongside the Peruvian Protestant Church and the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Peru. They serve with Peruvian leaders and US mission groups to develop long term partnerships. When delegations visit, they help partners envision and plan common goals. They provide logistics and translation for the visiting delegations. Sara and Rusty enjoy building “cultural bridges” in this nation of incredible diversity. They work with people of …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-worker Nancy Collins. The card includes a photo of her and an overview of her work. As regional liaison for East Central Africa, Nancy facilitates PC(USA) relationships with partner churches and institutions in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia. Nancy’s special focus is on partners’ work related to evangelism, leadership development, and church-growth. Nancy also provides support for PC(USA) mission personnel in the region and assists PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries that are or that want to be in a relationship with partners in East Central Africa. She helps mission groups plan itineraries …
Use this card as you pray for long-term volunteer Tom Harvey. The card includes a photo of him and his wife, and an overview of Tom's work. Tom is academic dean of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) in England, a critical center for global Christianity and mission. The founders saw the need for informed engagement to better understand and facilitate the growth of the church worldwide and to address the manifold issues facing Christians globally, including hunger, famine, disease, development, justice, war and reconciliation. OCMS has 120 doctoral scholars from over 40 countries and over150 academics worldwide guiding the …
Use this card as you pray for mission co-worker Rev. Sarah Henken. This card includes a photo and overview of her work. Sarah’s work as regional liaison focuses on building stronger and healthier connections in God’s mission. She serves as a bridge linking various mission participants: PC(USA) partner organizations in the Andean region; mission personnel who serve there; World Mission and other national PC(USA) offices; and US congregations and presbyteries interested in God’s mission in the Andean region. Sarah’s understanding of partnership is shaped by the Spanish word used for the concept in her region: hermanamiento. Built on the …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-workers Jed and Jenny Koball. The card includes a photo of them and an overview of their work. Jed and Jenny’s ministry has impact both in Peru and in the United States. Jed accompanies the Joining Hands network in Peru as they identify and interpret root causes of poverty in Peru, such as mining contamination, global warming, and unfair trade agreements. In this capacity, Jed facilitates the relationship between the Joining Hands network in Peru and PC(USA) congregations as they develop strategies together to address these daunting problems. Jenny coordinates the …
Use this card as you pray for Karla Koll. The card includes a photo and an overview of her work. Karla is professor of history, mission, and religions for the Latin American Biblical University (UBL), a PC(USA) mission partner that has been training church leaders from throughout Latin America for over 90 years. Karla works with students from a variety of denominations. “I have the joy of guiding women and men into deeper understanding of their faith in Christ as I and my colleagues provide them with tools for working in God’s mission in ways that transform lives and …
Use this card as you pray for mission co-workers the Dennis and Maribel Smith. The card includes a photo of them and an overview of their work. Dennis cultivates the PC(USA)’s relationship with 15 historic mission partners in nine South American countries. Dennis shares their stories of faithful witness with congregations in the United States and shares with partners what he has learned in 40 years of ministry in Latin America. In addition, he supervises the other mission co-workers serving in this region and accompanies the many PC(USA) presbyteries and congregations that have mission partnerships in South America. Maribel serves in …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-worker Chenoa Stock. The card includes a photo of her and an overview of her work. Three questions guide the ministry of Chenoa Stock. What does it mean to live as a child of God? To be part of a connected, world community? To love my neighbors down the street and across the ocean? She asked these questions as a Young Adult Volunteer in India and as a mission co-worker in Sri Lanka. They continue to guide her in her current role with the Joining Hands network in Bolivia, where she works with …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-workers the Rev. Dr. Dustin Ellington and Sherri Ellington. The card includes a photo and an overview of their work. Dustin teaches New Testament, Greek and preaching at Justo Mwale Theological University College, an institution that trains future pastors for service in Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and beyond. The church in this region of Africa has grown exponentially in the last two or three generations and has claimed a central role in solving the region’s societal problems. The enormous growth has also left churches in need of trained pastors who can lead …