Mission Personnel Blogs
Many Global Ministries mission personnel maintain blogs on the web with updates and stories of their experiences. We offer links here to their blogs for you to enjoy.
Active Blogs
ITALY – Fiona Kendall
Mission Co-worker serving with Mediterranean Hope
JAPAN – Jeffrey Mensendiek
Mission Co-worker serving in Japan
LEBANON – Maria & Nishan Bakalian
Mission Co-workers serving with the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East
MEXICO – Elena Huegel
Mission Co-worker serving with the Intercultural Research and Studies Institute (INESIN)
Archived Blogs
AFRICA – KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE – Jean and Paul Simpson
Short-term Volunteers
ARGENTINA/PARAGUAY – Marian Thorpe & James deBoer
Long-term Volunteers serving with the Disciples of Christ in Argentina and Paraguay
ARMENIA – Gabrielle Worley
Global Mission Intern with the with the Armenian Protestant community, Yerevan, Armenia.
BOSNIA – Andrew Packman
Short-term Volunteer serving in Bosnia
CHINA – Kim and Erik Free
Short-term Volunteers serving as English teachers with the Amity Foundation
CHILE – Lauren Kabat
Global Mission Intern serving in Chile
COLOMBIA – Michael Joseph
Mission Co-worker serving the Restoration, Life and Peace Commission of the Council of Evangelical Churches (CEDECOL)
CONGO – Doug Smith
Short-term Volunteer serving with the Disciples in the DRC
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Susan McNeely
Short-term Volunteer serving with the Community of Disciples of Christ in the Congo
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Ebony Burside
Short-term Volunteer serving in the Dominican Republic
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Ashley Holst
Global Mission Intern serving in the Dominican Republic
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Henry Brewer Calvert
Global Mission Intern serving in the Dominican Republic
EAST TIMOR – Monica and Tom Liddle
Mission Co-workers serving the Protestant Church of East Timor (IPTL)
EL SALVADOR – Nick Green
Long-term Volunteer serving with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of El Salvador
ESWATINI – Sara and Eric Marean
Short-term volunteers in eSwatini
GUADELOUPE – Bethany Guy
Global Mission Intern serving with the Reformed Protestant Church of Guadeloupe
GUATEMALA – Gloria Vicente Canú
Mission Co-worker serving with the Ecumenical Christian Council of Guatemala
HAITI – Diane and Tim Fonderlin
Mission Co-workers serving with CONASPEH in Haiti
HAITI – Katie Pickens
Long-term Volunteer serving with CONASPEH in Haiti
HAITI – Jeanette Salley
Mission Co-worker serving with CONASPEH in Haiti
HUNGARY – Amy Lester
Global Mission Intern serving with the Reformed Church in Hungary
HUNGARY – Kearstin Bailey
Global Mission Intern serving with the Reformed Church in Hungary
ISRAEL/PALESTINE – Revs. Cory and Courtney Jenkins
Short-term Volunteers serving in Israel/Palestine
ITALY – Ron Dauphin
Short-term volunteer serving with Mediterranean Hope
JAPAN – Bob and Joyce Ray
Volunteers serving with the Asian Rural Institute (ARI)
JERUSALEM – Ariel Royer
Global Mission Intern serving with partners in Israel.
KOREA – Rev. Ed Evans
Short-term volunteer serving with the Presbyterian Church of Korea. Rev. Evans will work with clergy in the Presbytery to enhance their English language skills.
MEXICO – Doug Smith and Kate Moyer
Long-term Volunteers serving in Mexico
MEXICO – Scott Nicholson
Long-term Volunteer serving with BorderLinks in Nogales, Mexico as a volunteer at the Community Center.
MOZAMBIQUE – Dawn & Jon Barnes
Mission Co-workers serving with Mozambique Synod of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa.
MOZAMBIQUE – Kim & Erik Free
Mission Co-workers serving with the United Church of Christ in Mozambique
NAMIBIA – Loletta Barrett
Mission Co-worker serving with the Namibia Synod of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa.
NICARAGUA – Laura Jean Torgerson & Tim Donaghy
Mission Co-workers serving with the Christian Mission Church of Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – Magyolene Rodriguez Cabello
Mission Co-worker serving with the Christian Mission Church of Nicaragua
PARAGUAY – Catherine Schrader
Long-Term Volunteer serving with Mision de Amistad and Comite de Iglesia Para Auda de Emergencia (CIPAE) in Paraguay
PHILIPPINES – Andrew Larsen
Mission Co-worker serving with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
SOUTH KOREA – Holly MillerShank
Short-term Volunteer serving with the Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea (PROK)
SRI LANKA – Julianna Nitz
Global Mission Intern with the Jaffna Diocese of the Chruch of South India in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA – Lindley Kinerk and Andy Jepson
Long-term Volunteers serving with the Church of the American Ceylon Mission in Sri Lanka
SWAZILAND – Lizzy Beach
Long-term Volunteer serving with the Kukhany’Okusha Zion Church in Swaziland
SWAZILAND – Stewart Barker
Global Mission Intern serving with Kukhany O’Kusha Zion Church
TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER – Sarah Glover
Short-term volunteer serving with Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, Los Fresnos, Texas
THAILAND – Kristin Wolf
Global Mission Intern serving with the Church of Christ in Thailand
THAILAND & LAOS – Nicole Betteridge
Global Mission Intern serving with the Lao Evangelical Church in Laos
THAILAND – Ben Ewert
Long-term volunteer serving with the Church of Christ in Thailand
ZAMBIA – Ann Nichols
Long-term Volunteer serving with Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Kitwe