Aldersgate's Partners on the Foreign Mission Field
These missionaries need our prayer support as well as the financial assistance we provide through the church budget. Please pray for them, their families, their ministries and those they serve.
Ed and Linda Baker, Nicaragua - The Mission Society
After seven years of service in Paraguay, Ed and Linda Baker moved to Chinandega, Nicaragua, to continue their well drilling and water systems ministry started in 2002. They are working with Amigos for Christ, a group that ministers very effectively in Nicaragua through medical ministries, church planting, and construction of houses, schools and water systems. They also work with a local church called MEFEL (Ministry of Faith and Liberty) with over 70 churches throughout Nicaragua.
Through the Aldersgate H2O Challenge in the summer of 2009, we were able to co-sponsor the San Luis #2 well project in northwest Nicaragua. Check out www.aguadevida.org to learn more about Ed and Linda and their work. They need our prayers as well as the financial support we provide.
Paul and Sylvia Cummings, Spain - One Mission Society
Since 1984, Paul and Sylvia Cummings have served in Spain as missionaries with OMS International, now One Mission Society. Their multifaceted ministry includes evangelism, discipleship, music and teaching English and computers.
After four years of serving as part of a pastoral team in Motril, the Cummings went to Madrid in 1990 where they have been supervisors in the exciting Marriage Encounter program, interim camp director of the Rock of Horeb camp (Paul) and director of the English ministries (Sylvia). Paul has also developed a ministry of offering computer classes in the church. Teaching English and computer builds a bridge between the community and the church and opens doors for presenting the Gospel. Visit them at http://omsinternational.org/missionaries/pscummings.
Cameron and Anne Gongwer, Ghana - The Mission Society
Dr. Cameron and Anne Gongwer serve in Ghana, West Africa, with The Mission Society and the Methodist Church of Ghana. From 1998 to 2009 their ministry was centered in the small farming town of Ankaase where Cam, the area’s first full-time doctor, trained Ghanaian doctors, planted churches through medical evangelism outreaches, and assisted with other medical ministry endeavors. Anne coordinated the development of the Ankaase Literacy Program and the building of a library.
The Gongwer’s and daughter Caylor relocated to the city of Accra in August 2009 to enter a new phase of ministry. Cam is working on a public health project and taking courses at the University of Ghana. Anne travels frequently to Ankaase to continue her work with the literacy project. Want to pray more effectively for this family? Visit them at www.themissionsociety.org/people/gongwer.
Neal & Mari Hicks, Japan - The Mission Society
Neal and Mari Hicks have served in Japan for the past 20 years. They met in 1971 when he was stationed with the U.S. Air Force in the East China Sea, and Mari, whose father was a Methodist pastor in Japan, was a professional ballerina. They and their two sons, Neal and Phillip, live in Tokyo and minister through a variety of culturally-appropriate ministries.
Neal pastors a Free Methodist Church in rural Tokyo. He and Mari share responsibilities for preaching, teaching, and counseling. For the last ten years, they have also been a part of the leadership of the International VIP Club ministry, which is an outreach to unreached Japanese business men and women. Sadly, less than 1% of people in Japan know Christ. The Hicks work tirelessly to introduce more and more of the Japanese to Christ. Visit them at http://missionsociety.org/people/hicks.
Andrew & Margaret Howell, France - The Mission Society
Andrew and Margaret Howell and their four children have been part of The Mission Society team to France for the past eleven years after having previously served in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are involved with the French counterpart to Focus on the Family and lead small groups, conferences, seminars and family camps.
The Howells are currently on home assignment in Atlanta, Georgia, through the end of 2010 when they will return to France. We enjoyed their recent visit to Montgomery. They are delighted to have us on their support team and consider us an answer to prayer. Visit them at http://themissionsociety.org/people/howell.
Szabolcs Kerekes, Hungary - Church Resource Ministries
Szabolcs Kerekes has been involved in church planting in Hungary since 1998. He has published two books and translated materials for use in mentoring key pastors, church planters and future leaders. In partnership with The Bible League, Szabolcs is helping to build healthy, reproducible churches. He is working on his third book.
Szabolcs met with our Missions Committee in 2009 while visiting in the U.S. and shared with us the challenges of trying to reach the post-modern world of eastern Europe with the Gospel. He is a gifted teacher and communicator who is dedicated to preparing life-changing materials for Hungarian churches. He appreciates our support and prayers.
Andy and Jaimee Langeland, Ukraine - Hidden with Christ Ministries
Andy and Jaimee Langeland, a young couple from California, have been living in Ukraine since June 2007. Their ministry, Operation Lazarus, was founded to assist teenage orphans who are “aging out” of the orphanage system and have no place to go. The Langelands are trying to place as many of these young people as possible in Christian homes, then helping them find work, training for work or additional education. Through weekly Bible study and fellowship time in their home, they are loving and supporting these kids who would otherwise end up on the streets.
Andy and Jaimee welcomed their first child, Andee Joye, in September 2009 while on leave in the U.S. The three of them returned to Ukraine earlier this year. Visit their website at operationlazarus.com to learn about their life in Ukraine and their work for the Lord there. Please be praying for the Langelands and the orphans they serve.
Lisa Michael, Alaska - Alaska Bible College & InterAct Ministries
Lisa serves 75% of her time as the Dean of Women at Alaska Bible College and 25% of her time with InterAct Ministries as the Short Term Coordinator for the Alaska Field. Lisa's main responsibility with the college is to disciple the young women living on campus and to mentor them as they prepare to live for Christ and serve in ministries throughout the world upon their graduation. Her work with InterAct leads her to prepare and advise individuals and teams who want to do ministry in Alaska, coordinating the needs of those who live in remote villages throughout Alaska with the desires of those of team members who want to serve short term in Alaska.
Lisa will be on home service in Alabama for several months this summer and fall and plans to visit with the Aldersgate family. If you'd like to learn more about both ministries, please check out their websites: www.akbible.edu and www.interactministries.org.
Mark Wittig, Colombia - Christian Union Sports Club
Mark Wittig served as a missionary with OMS International in Colombia for 25 years, but is now employed directly by the ministry he started and has nurtured during that time. He supervises the Christian Union Sports Club, a city-wide sports program, which evangelizes and disciples over 1,000 children and youth of Medellín through soccer on a weekly basis. Mark, an ordained minister, is also involved in a church-planting ministry and is professor of missions at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia.
Congratulations to Mark on his recent marriage. We look forward to meeting his new bride, Elizabeth, on his next visit to Aldersgate. Please keep Mark and his ministry in your prayers. You can learn more about the Christian Union Sports Club at www.cusportsclub.org.
Marion and Mary Woods, Costa Rica - Methodist Rural Center
Marion and Mary Woods have served as retired missionaries in northern Costa Rica since their marriage in 1993. They run the Methodist Rural Center in Ciudad Quesada which serves as a religious retreat center for Costa Rican churches and as a base for volunteers working in nearby villages. This year they will host 26 Volunteers in Mission work teams. Aldersgate teams have worked with Marion since 1984; Mary’s first trip to Costa Rica was with one of our teams in 1986.
For nearly 60 years, Marion has served as an evangelistic missionary establishing congregations and constructing chapels and parsonages throughout Costa Rica. At the age of 91 and with the help of his beloved Mary, he is still serving God in a remarkable way. To learn more about the Woods and their ministry, visit www.costaricamethodist.org. They are grateful for our financial support and our prayers.
Aldersgate's Partners on the Foreign Mission Field
These missionaries need our prayer support as well as the financial assistance we provide through the church budget. Please pray for them, their families, their ministries and those they serve.
Ed and Linda Baker, Nicaragua - The Mission Society
After seven years of service in Paraguay, Ed and Linda Baker moved to Chinandega, Nicaragua, to continue their well drilling and water systems ministry started in 2002. They are working with Amigos for Christ, a group that ministers very effectively in Nicaragua through medical ministries, church planting, and construction of houses, schools and water systems. They also work with a local church called MEFEL (Ministry of Faith and Liberty) with over 70 churches throughout Nicaragua.
Through the Aldersgate H2O Challenge in the summer of 2009, we were able to co-sponsor the San Luis #2 well project in northwest Nicaragua. Check out www.aguadevida.org to learn more about Ed and Linda and their work. They need our prayers as well as the financial support we provide.
Paul and Sylvia Cummings, Spain - One Mission Society
Since 1984, Paul and Sylvia Cummings have served in Spain as missionaries with OMS International, now One Mission Society. Their multifaceted ministry includes evangelism, discipleship, music and teaching English and computers.
After four years of serving as part of a pastoral team in Motril, the Cummings went to Madrid in 1990 where they have been supervisors in the exciting Marriage Encounter program, interim camp director of the Rock of Horeb camp (Paul) and director of the English ministries (Sylvia). Paul has also developed a ministry of offering computer classes in the church. Teaching English and computer builds a bridge between the community and the church and opens doors for presenting the Gospel. Visit them at http://omsinternational.org/missionaries/pscummings.
Cameron and Anne Gongwer, Ghana - The Mission Society
Dr. Cameron and Anne Gongwer serve in Ghana, West Africa, with The Mission Society and the Methodist Church of Ghana. From 1998 to 2009 their ministry was centered in the small farming town of Ankaase where Cam, the area’s first full-time doctor, trained Ghanaian doctors, planted churches through medical evangelism outreaches, and assisted with other medical ministry endeavors. Anne coordinated the development of the Ankaase Literacy Program and the building of a library.
The Gongwer’s and daughter Caylor relocated to the city of Accra in August 2009 to enter a new phase of ministry. Cam is working on a public health project and taking courses at the University of Ghana. Anne travels frequently to Ankaase to continue her work with the literacy project. Want to pray more effectively for this family? Visit them at www.themissionsociety.org/people/gongwer.
Neal & Mari Hicks, Japan - The Mission Society
Neal and Mari Hicks have served in Japan for the past 20 years. They met in 1971 when he was stationed with the U.S. Air Force in the East China Sea, and Mari, whose father was a Methodist pastor in Japan, was a professional ballerina. They and their two sons, Neal and Phillip, live in Tokyo and minister through a variety of culturally-appropriate ministries.
Neal pastors a Free Methodist Church in rural Tokyo. He and Mari share responsibilities for preaching, teaching, and counseling. For the last ten years, they have also been a part of the leadership of the International VIP Club ministry, which is an outreach to unreached Japanese business men and women. Sadly, less than 1% of people in Japan know Christ. The Hicks work tirelessly to introduce more and more of the Japanese to Christ. Visit them at http://missionsociety.org/people/hicks.
Andrew & Margaret Howell, France - The Mission Society
Andrew and Margaret Howell and their four children have been part of The Mission Society team to France for the past eleven years after having previously served in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are involved with the French counterpart to Focus on the Family and lead small groups, conferences, seminars and family camps.
The Howells are currently on home assignment in Atlanta, Georgia, through the end of 2010 when they will return to France. We enjoyed their recent visit to Montgomery. They are delighted to have us on their support team and consider us an answer to prayer. Visit them at http://themissionsociety.org/people/howell.
Szabolcs Kerekes, Hungary - Church Resource Ministries
Szabolcs Kerekes has been involved in church planting in Hungary since 1998. He has published two books and translated materials for use in mentoring key pastors, church planters and future leaders. In partnership with The Bible League, Szabolcs is helping to build healthy, reproducible churches. He is working on his third book.
Szabolcs met with our Missions Committee in 2009 while visiting in the U.S. and shared with us the challenges of trying to reach the post-modern world of eastern Europe with the Gospel. He is a gifted teacher and communicator who is dedicated to preparing life-changing materials for Hungarian churches. He appreciates our support and prayers.
Andy and Jaimee Langeland, Ukraine - Hidden with Christ Ministries
Andy and Jaimee Langeland, a young couple from California, have been living in Ukraine since June 2007. Their ministry, Operation Lazarus, was founded to assist teenage orphans who are “aging out” of the orphanage system and have no place to go. The Langelands are trying to place as many of these young people as possible in Christian homes, then helping them find work, training for work or additional education. Through weekly Bible study and fellowship time in their home, they are loving and supporting these kids who would otherwise end up on the streets.
Andy and Jaimee welcomed their first child, Andee Joye, in September 2009 while on leave in the U.S. The three of them returned to Ukraine earlier this year. Visit their website at operationlazarus.com to learn about their life in Ukraine and their work for the Lord there. Please be praying for the Langelands and the orphans they serve.
Lisa Michael, Alaska - Alaska Bible College & InterAct Ministries
Lisa serves 75% of her time as the Dean of Women at Alaska Bible College and 25% of her time with InterAct Ministries as the Short Term Coordinator for the Alaska Field. Lisa's main responsibility with the college is to disciple the young women living on campus and to mentor them as they prepare to live for Christ and serve in ministries throughout the world upon their graduation. Her work with InterAct leads her to prepare and advise individuals and teams who want to do ministry in Alaska, coordinating the needs of those who live in remote villages throughout Alaska with the desires of those of team members who want to serve short term in Alaska.
Lisa will be on home service in Alabama for several months this summer and fall and plans to visit with the Aldersgate family. If you'd like to learn more about both ministries, please check out their websites: www.akbible.edu and www.interactministries.org.
Mark Wittig, Colombia - Christian Union Sports Club
Mark Wittig served as a missionary with OMS International in Colombia for 25 years, but is now employed directly by the ministry he started and has nurtured during that time. He supervises the Christian Union Sports Club, a city-wide sports program, which evangelizes and disciples over 1,000 children and youth of Medellín through soccer on a weekly basis. Mark, an ordained minister, is also involved in a church-planting ministry and is professor of missions at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia.
Congratulations to Mark on his recent marriage. We look forward to meeting his new bride, Elizabeth, on his next visit to Aldersgate. Please keep Mark and his ministry in your prayers. You can learn more about the Christian Union Sports Club at www.cusportsclub.org.
Marion and Mary Woods, Costa Rica - Methodist Rural Center
Marion and Mary Woods have served as retired missionaries in northern Costa Rica since their marriage in 1993. They run the Methodist Rural Center in Ciudad Quesada which serves as a religious retreat center for Costa Rican churches and as a base for volunteers working in nearby villages. This year they will host 26 Volunteers in Mission work teams. Aldersgate teams have worked with Marion since 1984; Mary’s first trip to Costa Rica was with one of our teams in 1986.
For nearly 60 years, Marion has served as an evangelistic missionary establishing congregations and constructing chapels and parsonages throughout Costa Rica. At the age of 91 and with the help of his beloved Mary, he is still serving God in a remarkable way. To learn more about the Woods and their ministry, visit www.costaricamethodist.org. They are grateful for our financial support and our prayers.