In addition and commemoration, we also support missionaries in closed countries whose anonymity is important for their safety.

Josh and Megan Smith will be serving in medical ministries in Guatemala with TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission).

Matt and Kristina Hoffmanare serving with ReachGlobal in Ankara, Turkey, a dominantly Muslim area.

Emma Lurvey serves with Campus Collective Christian Ministries, an evangelical interdenominational ministry. Campus Collective provides a community where students can be deeply known, explore faith, and discover their purpose in the world. They serve on the UW campuses in Oshkosh and Madison, along with Ripon College which is where Emma serves.

Pavel and Julia Kopmar are Russian missionaries who serve with Slavic Gospel Association in Severodvinsk, a city of 200,000 on the coast of the White Sea in Northern Russia.

Jordan and Michelle Weetswork alongside Jordan's parents, Randy and Donna, at the Living Water Retreat Center outside of Panama City. Jordan and Michelle oversee the work at the center along with various other areas.

David and Debbie Frank serve in Spain with Global Outreach. The need in Spain is significant. While more Spaniards have a personal relationship with God today, they still number less than 1%. God has chosen to use David and Debbie to begin a ministry of serving, equipping and encouraging Christian camp leaders across Spain for the growth of His church in this spiritually needy country.

John Mark and Sara Sheppard serve as missionaries in Liberia with SIM. They work among the unreached Manya people group, helping believers grow in their faith through discipleship, leadership training and scripture resource development. You can email them at johnmark.sheppard@sim.org.  Here is a new ministry video they created and here is an interview Nate Lehner did with them.

Jonathan and Bonnie Moore are serving with SIM in Niamey, Niger. Jonathan serves at SIM’s Niger head office and Bonnie is teaching women in town who have little to no schooling how to read and write in their own language. For current updates on the Moore family, click here.  You can reach them at jonathan.moore@sim.org -or- bonnie.moore@sim.org.

Mark and Patti Bean and family are serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators in central Peru.  They are translating the scriptures into the Quechua language for speakers in theAndes mountains.  Their e-mail address is mark_bean@sil.org. For current news click here.

John and Jo Beth Lee serve with EFCA ReachGlobal. Their team is planting churches in the largest city in the world. Tokyo, Japan is one of the wealthiest cities on earth but is spiritually bankrupt. In a city of 37 million people only 0.2% are followers of Christ. They are building a platform of ministry in Tokyo that is rooted in prayer, Kingdom-minded in their partnerships, and provides opportunity to develop interpersonal skills that fit into God’s mission. For more info, check out their website: www.jojohn.com.

Randy and Wanda Potratz are serving with SIM. Click here for the most recent newsletter or here to see Randy's website. You can also email them at randal.potratz@sim.org or wanda.potratz@sim.org.

Short-Term Mission Trips

We have also supported people within our congregations who go on short-term mission trips. If you have a trip planned, you can get an application to fill out here.

Recommended Universities

Trinity Western University is a respected disciple-making academic community preparing leaders in 38 undergraduate programs and 14 masters programs.  Their mission is to develop godly Christian leaders: positive, goal-oriented university graduates with thoroughly Christian minds; growing disciples of Jesus Christ who glorify God through fulfilling the Great Commission, serving God and people in the various marketplaces of life.

Trinity International University is a family of four "schools"--academic institutions all under the umbrella of the university:  1) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one of the largest seminaries in the world, 2) Trinity College, a liberal arts college with campuses in Miami and Deerfield, offering a wide range of majors,  3) Trinity Graduate School, & 4) Trinity Law School, one of the few evangelical law schools worldwide.  The university's mission is to “form students to transform the world through Christ,” with core values of Christ centeredness, Comprehensive education, Community, Church connectedness, and Cultural engagement.

Evangelical Free Church District Staff

We also support our Forest Lakes District Office of the Evangelical Free Church. The district website is www.forestlakes-efca.org