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 2023-24 Mission Personnel Guide “Called to Service: Witnessing God’s Love Around the World,” click here.

For information about hosting a mission co-worker, click here.

To learn which PC(USA) mission co-workers (MCWs) are currently planning to connect with congregations in 2023, 2024 and 2025 please see the attached list.

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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

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Capella-Pratts, José Manuel & Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri      Regional Liaisons to the Caribbean

Cintrón-Olivieri, Vilmarie & José Manuel Capella-Pratts      Regional Liaisons to the Caribbean

Carhuachín, César    Colombia

Chang, Cathy and Juan Lopez    Philippines

Cooper, Paula    Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia

Corell, Cindy    Haiti

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Dicks, Doug    Israel, Palestine and Jordan

Dotel-Vellenga, Jhanderys and Ian Vellenga    Nicaragua 

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

Esslinger, Kurt and Hyeyoung Lee    South Korea

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Goetz, Thomas    Japan

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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

Hudson, David   Japan

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Johnson, Melissa    Zambia

Jones, Jose LaMont    Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kandel, Sharon     South Sudan

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

Lopez, Juan and Cathy Chang    Philippines

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

McCall, John    Taiwan

McGill, James   Niger

Menezes, Eliane   Guatemala

Moe, Betsey and Eric Guatemala

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Palm, Cobbie and Dessa    Philippines

Park, Noah and Esther Shin    Egypt

Parker, Elmarie    Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and the Gulf States

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Rice, Bob and Kristi    South Sudan

Russ, Joseph   Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

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Seitz, Rev. Dr. Jonathan and Emily    Taiwan

Shin, Esther and Noah Park    Egypt

Smith, Ellen    Germany/Russia/Belarus

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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White, Ryan and Alethia    Germany

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Yang, Myoung Ho and Ji Yeon Yoo    Thailand

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