Missionaries (Page 2)

Shane and Erin Latham

Shane and Erin Latham enjoy living out God’s calling to the adventure of disciple-making, church planting and missionary sending, from south Brazil to the world. They have two adult children and have served as missionaries to Brazil since 1992 in various capacities and locations. Currently, Shane and Erin lead Endvision, a missions network committed to…

John and Bev Leonard

John and Bev Leonard are church planting missionaries to Brazil, sent out from our church in August, 1990. Even after the attack on John, and the physical challenges John and Bev face daily, they are continuing to serve God in Brazil. Their current ministry is the establishment of a local church in Santana de Parnaiba,…

Ken and Sharon Loveall

Ken and Sharon Loveall served in the highlands of Cusco, Peru for 25 years. They left Peru in 2018 in order to care for health concerns with their youngest son Willy. Ken serves in the Pastoral Enrichment Program (PEP) of Baptist Mid-Missions. He had made trips to India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Peru and Israel. He also…

Russ and Cathy Matthews

Russ and Cathy Matthews are missionaries through ABWE,  serving in Sydney, Australia. They have the blessing of taking the Gospel message of Jesus Christ “Down Under.”  This is a country that has never experienced true revival, and only 2% of the population attends doctrinally sound churches. Deep in the Matthew’s hearts, God has developed a…

Andy and Lindsey Messmer

Andy and Lindsey live in Madrid, the capital of Spain. Spain is less than 0.5% Protestant, with the majority being immigrants from other countries, with about 80% of Spaniards confessing to be atheists. The Messmers are involved in church planting, theological education, and university outreach. They have three (soon to be four) children: Sofía, Lucas,…

Jonathan & Alannah Michalski

Jonathan and Alannah are missionaries serving at Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda. The ministry includes an orphanage, church plant, elementary school, and high school. Jonathan serves as the Managing Director of Eagles Wings and one of the teaching pastors at Lubumba Community Church. Alannah is a full-time Mom and also does social media posting…

Jon and Trista Pagel

Jon and Trista work with college students at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Their goal is to see students come to know Jesus and help them become established in their walk with Him and help others do the same. They primarily do this through large group worship on Thursday nights, small group Bible studies…

Dr. Ben Randel

Dr. Ben Randel is a physician specialized in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics who serves at the Hospital of Hope in Mango, Togo, West Africa.  Prior to joining ABWE, Dr. Randel served 2 years in Togo through the Post-Residency Program, a medical ministry of Samaritan’s Purse.  Ben enjoys being part of a team that not only…

Rich and Julia Rudolph

Rich and Julia, along with their young children; Justus, Lincoln, and Lucy began planting churches in Germany in 2013. Rich and Julia Rudolph are serving with Servant Leaders International in the southwest corner of Germany, in the city of St. Wendel. They planted the “City Kirche” or City Church in 2013 and for the last…