Evangelical Presbyterian Church

KEN & WENDY

Ken and Wendy from Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Austintown, OH were recently appointed as career World Outreach international workers. Serving cooperatively under a cooperative agreement with one of our approved agencies they will teach English at a University, sharing their lives and His Hope with the future leaders in East Asia. Their expected departure date is July 2012.

 Wendy came to faith as a young child while attending Tabernacle Church. She felt a call to serve on an EPC trip to Mexico with her youth group. She has spent the past 5 years leading an English ministry and building relationships with Chinese young women. She has no doubt that this is what she was created to do.

Ken came to faith at age 12. He felt a call into ministry at 15, after sharing a message at a youth service. Ken has a love of teaching, a passion for outreach, and 7 years of experience in shepherding.  Both Ken and Wendy studied the Word at Malone University (OH), as well as received certificates of English language teaching through Cambridge University. Ken has a Master of Divinity from Ashland Seminary.

 Married in September 2001, they have two children: Wesley (4 ½) and Calvin (1 ½).

Ken and Wendy cannot do this work alone.  Your prayers and financial support will enable them to go.  Please pray for partnerships to form between individuals and fellowships as they seek to serve as your co-laborers in East Asia.

 JOSEPH & MANDI

Joseph and Mandi, from Downtown Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, were appointed as World Outreach missionaries in January 2012.  They are going to join another World Outreach couple heading a team of church planters in one of the poorest regions in the world, where Christ has not been named; most are either Hindu or Muslim with no Christian witness. The team’s vision is to see every village/neighborhood have a culturally relevant, disciple making church, which actively loves its community.  One strategy they will be directly involved with is implementing a microfinance lending platform to communicate the gospel holistically.

Joseph, who grew up in East Tennessee, received Christ as a sophomore in high school.  Through reading several articles about the need for missionaries and hearing several compelling messages in college, he sensed the Lord directing his path overseas.  Mandi became a believer as a junior in high school.  Mandi’s heart was opened towards missions when, during a retreat in college she felt that God may be leading her to live somewhere besides home in East Tennessee.

Joseph holds a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Tennessee Technological University and has taken classes through Reformed Theological Seminary and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Mandi holds a Pharm D. from the University Of Tennessee College Of Pharmacy and has also taken classes through Gordon-Conwell.

Joseph and Mandi cannot do this work alone.  They need your prayers and financial support to enable them to minister.  Please pray for swift support development and a smooth transition into life, culture and ministry with the poor of South Asia.

GEORGE & CYNTHIA P  

 George and Cynthia P from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC were appointed as World Outreach career missionaries September 2010. They will focus on evangelism and church planting in SE Asia. Their expected departure date is late 2010 or early 2011.

George came to faith as a young teenager while attending Saint Mark’s MethodistChurch in Raleigh, NC. He was discipled by his youth pastor John Weigle and other young men involved in the youth ministry of this church. His first missionary experience was serving at Red Bird Mission in KY as a middle school headmaster. His first overseas mission trip was in 2008 to SE Asia. George has been actively involved in church life since his salvation and served our Lord and Savior through numerous teaching and volunteer positions.

Cynthia accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior when she was twenty-six years old. Red Bird Mission was her first missions experience where she served with George as art director. Cynthia graduated in 1978 from Atlanta College of Art and is hoping to use her talent and training as an artist to reach out to people in SE Asia with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

George and Cynthia have three grown children and two grandchildren who all currently live in South Carolina. While leaving family behind will be very difficult they are very much looking forward to honoring God with obedience to His calling to serve in the part of the world that He is calling them to.

They can not do this work alone.  Your prayers and financial support will enable them to minister in SE Asia.  Please pray for continued financial support, that God would raise up a team to work with them, and increased favor and divine appointments with people they are working among.