Lucas and Teresa have been married since 1996 and have three sons, Nathaniel, Jackson and Owen. Both Teresa and Lucas were born and raised in Iowa and both graduated from Faith Baptist Bible College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Lucas was the pastor of college ministries at Saylorville Church in Des Moines, Iowa from…
Nathan and Maam Beckman, along with their 2 children, serve as church planters to the Thai people in Bangkok, Thailand. They have served in Thailand with Baptist Mid-Missions since 1998. The need for evangelism in Thailand is immense. About 95% of Thais practice Buddhism mixed with Animism. The country has approximately 18,000 Buddhist temples. Islam…
Tyler and Katherine Betz were sent by Saylorville Church in 2019 to serve the Lord in La Rochelle, France. Their primary focus is assisting an existing French Church, Eglise Baptiste de La Rochelle, to plant churches in neighboring towns where there is little to no gospel influence.
The Boyds have served in Colombia with ABWE since 2006. They worked in a church near Bogota for three years and helped to plant the Impacto Bíblico church in Santa Marta. Jonathan is currently serving as the program director for the Colombia Baptist Seminary in Tenjo (a town near Bogota). They plan to relocate there…
Bill and Deb serve with Baptist Mid-Missions, and have been in Boston for 23 years. Recently, they moved to Williamsburg, Iowa. Although their ministry location has changed, their calling has not changed. Their stewardship is to serve in globalized cities in order to minister to the world. Our goal is to follow disciples home to…
Joseph and Kimberly Frerichs, along with their children, are missionaries to Lima, Peru with Ambassadors Football. Their main focus is using soccer as a tool to share the Gospel. They partner with local Churches to help them reach their communities. Soccer Ministry is very welcoming to many people that may not be interested in church…
Steve and Kelley Frerichs are church planters in Lima, Peru. They have been serving in Lima since 2000. Upon arriving in Peru, they started working in the last church that Steve’s parents had started. In 2005, Steve was called to be the lead pastor of that church. For the next five years, Steve led that…
Henry and Molly are missionaries with Baptist Mid-Missions. They are committed to planting churches in Southeast Asia through equipping and encouraging local leaders and raising up national church planters to impact the next generation with the Gospel. They facilitate training modules and classes to provide quality Bible training through The North India Baptist Seminary. Their…
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 are church planting missionaries to Brazil, sent out from Saylorville 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 Iperó, SP. They are…