Missions
Missions
Learn more about the missionaries we support around the world!
Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Some of the missionaries we support serve in sensitive areas with high security concerns. Some live under governments where Christianity is illegal. To protect their identity and their evangelical work, they have limited or no online presence. Even though these missionaries must remained unnamed, please pray for them and their work in the countries they call home.
Mike and Ana are appointed AG missionaries to Romania, a country from which we miraculously escaped communism in November, 1981. Since the fall of Communism, we felt compelled to take the Gospel of Jesus to the people of Romania. Year after year we took mission teams across Romania, preaching the Gospel and seeing many people saved. After the revolution Romania was lacking ministers, places of worship and leaders to help integrate and disciple new converts. Seeing this great need, we prayed and fasted, waiting on God to show us the next step. When the answer finally came, we left behind our jobs, our three married children, and our grandchildren to answer the call to full-time missions. We returned to Romania with the objective of planting churches, training leaders, and serving in the unreached region of Southeast Romania.
Joe and Heidi have served as camp counselors to the inner city children of Toronto and Saint Catharines, Ontario Canada, home mission’s pastors, assistant pastors, missionaries to Germany, missionaries to the students at the University of Vienna, and most recently as home missionaries with the portfolio of helping churches start church based student and young adult ministries. Joseph has also served as a college professor and has authored four books. Heidi has served as an adjunct professor and is a certified life/leadership coach. They have been married for over 30 years and are the proud parents of two wonderful adult daughters.
Mike and Diane have served in Taiwan for 20 years. Mike regularly preaches and teaches at Chinese churches, especially New Life Assembly of God in Taichung. He teaches at the Assemblies of God School of Theology, participates in Book of Hope outreaches in local public schools, and works with the Chinese Fire Bible distribution group. Diane teaches Advanced Placement English, British Literature and a Bible class (“Women of Worth”) at Morrison Academy High School in Taichung, Taiwan. Morrison is an international Christian school that has about 40% missionary kids and children of foreign businessmen and 60% Taiwanese children. Most of the Taiwanese students come from non-Christian families, so there are many opportunities to influence them for Christ. Diane also participates in outreach ministries with the local Chinese church.
In 1989 Gerald and Jane started our ministry with the organization Assemblies of God World Missions. Gerald comes from a family of builders in Texas and he has a degree in Economics. Jane’s degree is in communications and Spanish with a Masters in International Journalism. Our first assignment was the construction of Christian Center, an international church in Brussel, Belgium. We then returned to the United States and worked in our fields of expertise in Palm Springs, California. There, our first child, Tori, was born. Next came our assignment to Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. There we hosted construction teams and build three churches on the island. There, our second child, Tali, was born. From there we moved to Haifa, Israel in 1994. We did construction projects for our organization in East Jerusalem, Nazareth, Hadar (Haifa), and Shfaram. During our five years in Israel we also worked on and completed Carmel Assembly worship center. Our daughter, Anna Yael, was born in Haifa. We moved to Ukraine in 1999 to build a seminary for our organization, Evangel Theological Seminary. Following the completion of that building in 2000 we stayed on until 2010 working on building projects across the former Soviet Union including Siberia, Georgia, Moldova and the Baltics. Our son, Sidney Andrew, and our daughter, Grace, were born in Ukraine.
In 2010 our focus changed to ministry to unreached people groups. So, we moved to Crimea, in the South of Ukraine to serve the Crimean Tatar people. We were there for three years until Crimea was taken over by Russia and we had to leave. Praise God for this three-year window. During our time in Crimea out team planted seven home churches and a central Tatar church in Simferopol. We also built and opened a men’s rehab center, translated and printed literature in the Crimean Tatar language, dug nine wells, held four conferences per year for development of workers for ministry to Muslims, and hosted two annual Summer camps for youth and kids.
Now we are back in the Ukrainian capital working alongside the national church in what we call “project 400”. Our goal is to plant 400 churches in five years. The Lord is blessing, and we are well on our way to that goal by 2020!
Kevin and Ann serve as International Missionaries committed to advancing discipleship and training around the world. Through the strategic world-wide network of Global/ICI we teach and train emerging national leaders to reach their local context and beyond. Our focus and specialty is the Spanish-speaking world, including Latin America and Spain, although we also partner with local ministry educators and Bible schools in Africa, Asia and Europe. If you have a heart to reach the world for Christ and believe in the power of discipleship multiplication and desire to see emerging leaders in the majority world raised up for ministry, please consider making a prayer and financial investment in our lives and mission. To God be all the glory!
Jose and Marsha are Missionary Church Planters and Developers.
After only two years of our Hispanic School of Ministry called Instituto Theologica Latinoamericano (ITLA) being in existence, we are excited to announce that not one, but two of our students have already planted new churches in Southwest Missouri. One is located in Carthage and the other in Joplin. Hispanics comprise the largest minority group in both locations and that is the case not only in many places throughout the state of Missouri, but in most cities across the U.S.
All our students are adults with jobs and families to support and who are already involved in active ministry at their churches. Some are called into full-time ministry and are even pursuing credentials with the Assemblies of God. The vision that God has given us is to establish extension Schools of Ministry in other cities throughout Missouri and the rest of the Midwest where there are large populations of Hispanics in order to equip them with sound Biblical doctrine so they too can plant churches and reach the lost.
With your help though prayer and financial giving, we look forward to beginning Hispanic Schools of Ministry in other cities. But we can’t do any of this without the help of people like you. Everything that has been accomplished so far is a direct result of God’s help and the help of our faithful supporters for which we say, “Thank you!”
The Goldschmidts have been serving in Scotland since 2007. They have been a part of many different ministries and are willing to try new ways of reaching the people of Scotland with the Gospel. They are currently church planting in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, and God is doing amazing things through Bridge Family Church. Through toddler groups, soccer team chaplaincy, outreaches in the local Starbucks and participating in the Largest Creative Festival in the world people from all parts of the World are hearing about Jesus through their ministry. Continue to pray for the Goldschmidts.
Sam and Janice are currently serving as Special Projects Coordinator, Caribbean. Ministry focus: church planting evangelism, AIM youth evangelism ministry, MAPS church construction, school evangelism, pastoral development, and Caribbean Teen Challenge development.
Since joining Builders International in 2007, Ken Patrick continues to serve as the Assistant Director/Teams Department. For the past few years over 300 Builders/ MAPS construction teams have gone world-wide, yearly helping with churches, bible schools and leadership training centers! The last Haiti churches have just been dedicated! Your prayers and partnership are needed as the Patricks continue to travel to lead teams, and survey new AGWM Regional Impact projects! Recent trips include: Argentina, Bangladesh, Haiti, Mexico, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka!
In 2009 Rabbi Jeff and Vixie Friedman under the direction of former Assembly of God World Missions director Rev. John Bueno launched the ministry of Jacob’s Hope. Furthermore the goal was to bring hope to Jewish people around the world. In 2011 the ministry of Jacob’s Hope was placed under the direction of Dr. Joann Butrin director of International Ministries. In addition Jacob’s Hope has ministered to Jewish people around the world in Eastern Europe, Ethiopia, Africa, and of course Israel. Especially relevant is that these efforts have had a tremendous impact on the lives of Jewish people. This impact is continuing today through the ministry of Jacob’s Hope. Most of all we pray G-d’s continued blessing and shalom on Jeff and Vixie who retired in 2015 from Assemblies of God World Missions. Thank you for your continued prayers and financial support.
Recently we have seen many more Jewish people come to faith in Messiah more then in the beginning of this ministry. Therefore Jacob’s Hope team believes as we approach the return of our Savior more Jewish believers will come to know Messiah. Thus the fields are white and ready to be harvested, join us in this harvest.
Finally please partner with Jacob’s Hope and continue the great work the Friedman’s started.
Dr. Robert and Lynne Rose are missionaries in Italy and have served for over 25 years with Assemblies of God World Missions. In 2010, Bob and Lynne planted a church, International Church of Rome, in downtown Rome across from the largest university in Europe. Bob is Global University's Regional Director for Europe and Director of Global University (English-speaking) for Italy. Dr. Rose wished to create an avenue of ministry for students wanting to go into full-time work by providing an outlet to express and prepare themselves for the call of God on their life. Each month on the third week, a student of the Bible school is scheduled to not only preach at the church, but plan each aspect of the service for practical ministry experience.
The Sebastian family moved to Thessaloniki, Greece in 2008, and have pioneered along with amazing team members something unique to the region. Thier focus is on Business as Mission, church planting, university ministry, and social justice campaigns. Much more can be found on their website located on the profile. Not only are the ministry endeavors exciting, but so are their three amazing kids.
YFC reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other likeminded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ and commitment to social involvement.
Jubilee Ministries shows the love of God to the economically disadvantaged by helping to meet their physical, emotional, and material needs regardless of race, color, creed, age or gender.
We provide Christian discipleship to those incarcerated or in Aftercare Programs who are committed to seeking reconciliation with God and establishing a personal, growing relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.