Mission Connections

Find a mission co-worker, read their letters

Presbyterian mission co-workers are dedicated and passionate teachers, church planters, doctors, public health specialists, chaplains and human rights advocates. They teach theology, church history, Greek, Hebrew and English. They preach and evangelize. They organize and host mission teams from the United States. They accompany, they listen, they work in partnership with Christians in 50 countries around the world.

We invite you to learn about their work, read their first-person accounts through their letters, and support their vital ministry in support of the gospel through your prayers and gifts.

To view the 2020-21 Mission Personnel Guide “Called to Service: Witnessing God’s Love Around the World,” click here.

For information about hosting a mission co-worker virtually during the pandemic, click here.

To learn about mission co-worker speakers please contact Mary C. Nebelsick, mission specialist for mission interpretations at mary.nebelsick@pcusa.org.

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A

Adams, Mark and Miriam Maldonado Escobar    Mexico/U.S. Border

Adeney-Risakotta, Farsijana    Indonesia

Ayoub, Nadia    Greece

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Barnes, Cheryl    Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Bent, Jenny and Mark Hare    Costa Rica

Boyd, Jeff and Christi    Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brown, Ruth    Ghana

Bryant, Sharon    Thailand

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Carhuachín, César    Colombia

Chan, Judy    Hong Kong (China)

Chang, Cathy and Juan Lopez    Philippines

Cooper, Paula    Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia

Corell, Cindy    Haiti

Cortes, David and Josey Saez    Dominican Republic

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Day, Kay    Rwanda

Dicks, Doug    Israel and Palestine

Dotel-Vellenga, Jhanderys and Ian Vellenga    Nicaragua 

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Ellington, Dustin and Sherri    Zambia

Escobar, Miriam Maldonado and Mark Adams    Mexico/U.S. Border

Esslinger, Kurt and Hyeyoung Lee    South Korea

Etheredge, John    Ghana

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Garbat-Welch, Jeremy and Luta    Malawi

Gartrell, Gordon and Dorothy     Brazil

Goetz, Thomas    Japan

Guyer, Janet    Malawi

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Han, Myung (Martin) and Jieun Kim    East Asia Liaison, located in South Korea

Hare, Mark and Jenny Bent    Costa Rica

Harvey, Tom    England

Heikkila, Josh    Ghana

Henken, Sarah    Colombia/Andean Region

Hjalmarson, Dori     Honduras

Holm, Tyler   Malawi

Holman, Jo Ella    Dominican Republic/Caribbean Region

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Johnson, Melissa    Zambia

Jones, Jose LaMont    Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kandel, Sharon     South Sudan

King-Ortega, Tracey    Nicaragua/Central America Region

Koball, Jed and Jenny    Peru

Koll, Karla Ann    Costa Rica

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Lee, Hyeyoung and Kurt Esslinger     South Korea

Lee, Unzu    South Korea

Lim, Choon and Yen Hee    South Korea

Lopez, Juan and Cathy Chang    Philippines

Ludwig, Michael and Rachel    Niger

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Makari, Victor and Sara    Israel and Palestine

Maldonado Escobar, Miriam and Mark Adams    Mexico/U.S. Border

McCall, John    Taiwan

McGill, James and Jodi    Niger/South Sudan

Menezes, Eliane   Guatemala

Moe, Betsey and Eric Guatemala

Moore, Bill and Ann    Japan

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Paetzold, Burkhard    Germany

Palm, Cobbie and Dessa    Philippines

Park, Noah and Esther Shin    Egypt

Parker, Elmarie and Scott     Lebanon

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Ramambasoa, Hery    Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Rice, Bob and Kristi    South Sudan

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Saez-Acevedo, Josey and David Cortes-Fuentes    Dominican Republic

Seitz, Rev. Dr. Jonathan and Emily    Taiwan

Shin, Esther and Noah Park    Egypt

Smith, Ellen    Germany/Russia/Belarus

Smith, Dennis and Maribel    Argentina/South America

Smith-Mather, Shelvis and Nancy    South Sudan

Sthreshley, Larry and Inge    Democratic Republic of the Congo

Stock, Chenoa    Peru

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Tilton, Doug    South Africa/Southern Africa Region

Turk, Dan and Elizabeth    Madagascar

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Van Brocklin, Gary and Marlene    South Asia

Vellenga, Ian and Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga    Nicaragua 

Vogel, Leslie    Guatemala

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Wagstaff, Leisa    South Sudan

Wakeman, Esther    Thailand

Welch, Richard and Debbie    Guatemala

Weller, Michael and Rachel    Ethiopia

White, Ryan and Alethia    Germany

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Yang, Myoung Ho and Ji Yeon Yoo    Hong Kong

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