DAVY AND ESTHER ALLEN

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2 DAVY AND ESTHER ALLEN CAMBODIA Be Free Cambodia Elim Khmer church Early Learning Centre Kids & youth ministry David and Esther moved from Northern Ireland to Cambodia in March They felt the call to serve as full time Elim missionaries after being part of, and then leading, short term mission teams. God spoke to us individually and put a desire on our hearts for us, as a couple, to live each moment totally for Him. We are passionate about reaching the Khmer people and making a difference to the lives of those around us. We can do nothing in our own strength and we value your prayers as we continue to do our utmost for His kingdom here in Cambodia. Be Free Cambodia provides a 12 month training programme for young ladies who have rescued from a life of abuse or exploitation. The Happy Kids Club takes place in a village community outside of Phnom Penh where the family of our church trainee Pastor, Sarak, lives. The Elim Khmer Church has around people fellowshipping together each week. The eldership and leadership is made up of, mainly, Khmer people, each with a heart to serve God and reach the local community,and further afield, with the love of Jesus. The Early Learning Centre is managed by Nita and the amazing staff who care for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, enabling their parents to go to work. The centre operates a sponsorship scheme where individuals in the UK can support a family who would otherwise be unable to provide daycare for their children.

3 GEORGINA KING PHILIPPINES Children s work Preparing for long-term mission I ve spent most of my life growing up and attending Ealing Christian Centre (ECC) where I had an amazing opportunity to go along with my family to Cebu, Philippines back in September I spent 3 wonderful years in Cebu where I witnessed so many miracles, healings and growth within the church. In August 2015 I had been asked if I wanted to go to Cebu for a short term mission trip since I hadn t been back for 8 years I agreed to put my name down. The following year I went along with another short term mission team from ECC where I was reunited with some old friends and with all the children that I had taught in Sunday school. Little did I know that God was stirring something inside of me. Since returning from those mission trips, I spent much time praying and listening to where God wants me to be. I didn t go to university but began an amazing journey with God and with the Elim Missions Academy and am now planning to return to Cebu longer term. My heart has always been about the Next Generation. It s so important in today s society that we sow into the children and young people of today, teaching them the right skills and helping them to exercise things such as the Fruits of the Spirit. Helping them achieve and discover their giftings and talents and so they can be used throughout their everyday lives.

4 JAMES AND ANDREA REEVE SRI LANKA Trained mental-health nurses Preparing for long-term mission Our first short term mission trip abroad was to Cambodia in 2015, during this trip the experience of sharing the gospel of Jesus with unreached communities was a turning point in our lives. God s call for us to go on long term mission was unmissable and we started our exciting journey with Elim Missions. In preparation to go on long term mission we began the first Elim Missions Academy and as part of this time of preparation we had a short-term mission trip to Uganda in February We have felt God guiding us back to Sri Lanka to serve and take the gospel to unreached communities there. We are excited to be going on a short mission trip to Sri Lanka in September 2017 with the aim to be there long term from early The excitement we feel is accompanied by trepidation of what the future may hold for us but we hold fast to the realisation and trust that God has full control of our future and has gone before us to prepare the way.

5 LYNETTE ORANGE PHILIPPINES City Gates Academy Providing care and education for the poor Lynette grew up in Rugby and has been a lifelong member of Elim Rugby Christian Fellowship. After training to be a primary school teacher and teaching for five years, Lynette went to serve in the Philippines on a short term team working as a volunteer teacher. This had a huge impact on her life and following a return trip in 2010 Lynette felt the call of God to return to the Philippines on a long term basis. Lynette was accepted as an Elim Missionary working with City Gates Academy, Manila and arrived there in April City Gates Academy is a high quality pre-school from Monday to Friday, where the most disadvantaged receive a free education in exchange for 12-hours of work every month from the children s parents. In addition to the educational program, at the weekends City Gates also hold a Saturday morning feeding program and youth choir open to all children in the local community. They also run activities throughout the summer including summer school and medical missions. City Gates is meeting the needs of their community not just educationally but physically and spiritually.

6 NOVI AND SHERYL MAATITAWAER INDONESIA YWAM Discipleship Training School Children s home Care for single mums Novi and Sheryl run a children s home ministry with YWAM. They care for 22 children ranging from newborns to 20 year-olds and has been taking in at risk kids from many different people groups around Indonesia since Novi pioneered a new church in March 2011 which he still pastors today and he started a DTS (Discipleship Training School). Sheryl just started a new ministry for pregnant single mothers and single mums with babies, providing a live in support and discipleship, teaching parenting and life skills and job training to equip them to be independent and self supporting eventually. Novi disciples new believers and does regular preaching and teaching at churches, Christian fellowships in a big factory and about to start a student fellowship specific to one people group - Sumbanese.

7 CLAIR OATES SWAZILAND Challenge Ministries Hawane Farm and Community I have been a part of Dewsbury Elim Church for 27 years, raised my family there, and served as an Elder for 7 years. In 2012 I went to Uganda on a mission trip which changed me dramatically. As a qualified nurse for 14 years, I had the opportunity of going to Swaziland in 2013 and felt led to go back full time in May 2014, joining the health team in Challenge Ministries Swaziland, using health clinics to help people and show them God s love in a compassionate way. HIV and TB is a huge issue in Swaziland and they face huge challenges. The vision is to compassionately win Swaziland, through partnering with like-minded individuals, churches and organisations; to train up a remnant to preserve the future by becoming an accurate representation of Christ being lived out amongst communities; to send out empowered believers from a restored Swaziland to a world in need. It is an honour to serve God in this way.

8 GEOFF AND ERICA SAUNDERS ZIMBABWE Work with Elim Zimbabwe Church Pastors Elim has a long history in Zimbabwe going back to the days of Rhodesia. The country brings many challenges with its soaring rate of inflation. Elim not only have 55 churches but also 2 mission stations. One at Penhalonga with a church, a primary school of over 400 children and residential school of 25 for the deaf and dumb. Katere has a primary school of 900, a residential secondary school of 750 and a 75 bed hospital. Geoff and Erica Saunders work alongside the National Leader Pious Munembe.

9 GORDON AND SYBIL MCKILLOP ZAMBIA Nyangombe Bible School Training and discipleship Medical work Gordon is married to Sybil and they have three children and seven grandchildren. Gordon and Sybil come from Motherwell and served with Elim International Missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 17 years before moving in 1999 to Nyangombe in the North Western Province of Zambia on the border with Angola and DRC. Primarily leadership training with a clear focus on Christianity in Culture through Bible teaching is undertaken at Nyangombe Bible School. Besides this children s workers are trained, new Christians discipled and many varied youth training programmes are taught all, with a Christian lifestyle emphasis. Carpentry, building, tailoring, IT, agriculture, literacy, animal husbandry, health and hygiene are all taught at Nyangombe. A strong medical work with nutrition programmes and wide ranging vaccination programmes, together with quality rural health care is provided for the large population. HIV/AIDS training is given to every level of society as we challenge this scourge across Zambia. Widows and orphans support programmes incorporating school sponsorship are also run from Nyangombe.

10 JACKIE GRIFFITHS MALAWI Works with Elim Malawi Children s work Jackie grew up in Swansea and her interest in overseas missions began as a child through family friends who were missionaries. Jackie was the Faculty Administrator/Registrar at Regents Theological College for 22 years and left in 2007 to work with the Elim Church in Malawi, helping to establish and set up a Bible School. Following her term there she worked 18 months in Haiti following the devastating earthquake. As an ordained Elim pastor, she was appointed associate pastor at the Tamworth Elim Church in January She has now returned to Malawi. Elim Malawi has about 400 churches covering the central and southern regions which are divided into 10 regions, each with a regional leader. It has six schools and four orphanages.

11 LAURIE KORCHINSKY SOUTH AFRICA Serving at Hope Town Based in the Ocean View Township Preparing to work with Muslims I am Laurie and I grew up in Stockport, Manchester. I moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005 to study History and lived there until I ve worked for Edinburgh Elim and been part of the Scottish Regional Youth. I am currently serving at Hope Town All Nation s base in Ocean View providing young people with a passion and purpose. This involves helping at the Hope Education Centre with tutoring, leading church community, teaching skills-based training, discipleship, and raising local leaders. In an environment where young people suffer a lot of trauma, and grief is a normal part of their lives, Hope Town aims to show them how to live life with passion and purpose, to introduce them to the love of the Father and give them a new vision for their lives. My long-term vision is to minister in the Middle East. I have a desire to see Muslims experience the love of Jesus and to show God s heart for reconciliation in a troubled and conflicted area. I will be visiting All Nation s work in Lebanon and Jordan next year.

12 LLOYD AND JOANNE CHESHIRE SWAZILAND Challenge Ministries Potter s Wheel Church Teen Challenge Hawane Farm Lloyd and Joanne began their ministry lives working intensely with local youth and young offenders which established a lifelong heart cry for both of them. In 2009 Lloyd became pastor at Ward End Elim Church, Birmingham. The call to Swaziland came in 2002, though they had no idea at the time that it would be a journey God intended for the whole family, though following Joanne s mission trip in 2010 and their subsequent visit as a family to Swaziland God has confirmed and re-confirmed His will powerfully to them. Challenge Ministries includes various ministries including: The Potter s Wheel Church, based in the capital Mbabane. A Teen Challenge discipleship programme providing 12 months free residential drug and alcohol treatment for men. Hawane Farm, a children s home providing a family environment for children suffering from the loss of parents. A residential Life Skills Centre for men and women. A women s refuge, supporting women who have suffered domestic abuse. In Community By Community, a community church planting programme. Currently there are three of these and the vision is to plant 60 throughout Swaziland.

13 RACHEL AND DAN SMART SWAZILAND Challenge Ministries Children s work Ministry website and tech support Dan and Rachel Smart have 3 daughters in primary school. While in Swaziland, Rachel, a children s worker, heard God speak to her clearly about a future in Swaziland and about the children there. She was deeply moved by what she learned from the Challenge Ministries (CMS) team about the AIDS epidemic and resulting orphan crisis. They visited as a whole family, and Dan and the children also fell in love instantly with Swaziland and the Swazi people! Dan described it as like coming home. Dan and Rachel are serving at churches and other Challenge Ministries projects in the Hhohho region, such as the orphan village which has rescued nearly 400 children and sustains itself through enterprises such as a water plant, bakery and craft centre. Rachel uses her skills to work with the children and share the gospel and Bible truth with all ages using creative arts in the schools, clinics, hospitals and other projects. Dan uses his software skills to train others and develop the CMS websites including the child sponsorship set up.

14 ROBIN AND JANET FENNER SOUTH AFRICA Preaching & Evangelism Leads at Emmanuel Assemblies Church Robin and Janet are from Brentwood in Essex, and have seen God develop them over the last 15 years there have been numerous prophetic words over both their lives and they have been very aware of God s calling into missions. The Fenners worked as Elim Missionaries in Nairobi, Kenya for one year and are now based in South Africa at Emmanuel Assemblies. Emmanuel Assemblies are our longest standing overseas partner, in fact, it was our very first overseas church, planted in 1928 by Hubert Phillips. Robin: I committed my life to Christ following a drugs overdose and He set me free from alcohol and drug addiction. Over the last 23 years God has developed my faith and changed me as a person. God s divine healing has also been evident as he has healed me from two episodes of cancer. Over the last 15 years there have been numerous prophetic words over our lives and I have been very aware of God s calling into missions. Janet: I am the daughter of a minister and after much teenage rebellion I made a commitment to the Lord in my last year of school and have served the Lord since then. The Lord has called us to work together in full time service without holding back. Kyla, our 16 year old daughter will be accompanying us. We know we will be living a life totally dependent on our faith in God as we move forward in the work that God has called us to.

15 TRACEY MOYES SWAZILAND Challenge Ministries Swaziland Mission Impact Women s ministry Having experienced God s love and saving grace as a young girl I knew that God was good, however it was only years later where that knowledge was shaken, when my husband died of cancer, that I truly came to an understanding of just how good and loving God is. Through my journey of brokenness and into healing I have discovered what it means to truly be a daughter of God. To know Him and to be known by Him. My desire is that everyone would know this, I have a particular heart to see women and girls who have been broken by abuse or loss find healing and know their identity as daughters of God. And to be restored and to know Him as a good and loving Father. I felt God call me to Swaziland 3 months after my husband died. Since then God has confirmed again and again that Hehas called me to serve in Africa, particularly in Swaziland. I serve at the CMS Mission Impact base in Hawane, where I host teams of volunteers who come for a few weeks or months at a time to serve the widows and orphans, teach at the schools, pray for the sick in the hospitals and help with medical outreach. I serve the Swazi women who need help in any way that God leads me to meet their needs and show them His love and goodness.

16 ZISO AND NICKI MOYO ZAMBIA Oasis Village orphanage Church leaders Children s workers Ziso and Nicki work in Zambia, they have three children; Zach, Zoe and Zara. Ziso is the senior pastor of the main Elim church in Zambia. He is also the general secretary of Elim Zambia. Nicki started a children s ministry in a local village in 2001 and still goes there along with her family to do a bible programme on a Monday afternoon. She also runs a bible club in a local international school. They started building an orphanage, Oasis Village when they had a visit from the UT Elim Team in 2007 which welcomed it s first 2 children, Gilrina and Elijah, in 2013.

17 IAN AND HILDA MCMILLAN KENYA Hope & Kindness Supporting leaders Care for children Ian and Hilda McMillan are from Paisley Elim. Having taken early retirement in 2011 they are now working with a ministry called Hope & Kindness with Elim Missionaries Terry and Judi Mott. They are involved primarily in the role of facilitating and supporting the church leaders in their leadership. Hope & Kindness has established Kosele Christian Community children s home and schools. The children s home was started in 2002 and currently cares for 30 orphans, mostly teenagers. The primary school provides free education to around 180 children, mostly orphans and vulnerable children, aged from 3 to 17. An agricultural college has recently opened to provide post-primary academic and vocational education. The project s own farm is now providing much of the food requirements as well as a teaching facility for the college and the community. In 2002 Hope & Kindness also established a church which now has nearly 200 adults and children. In 2012 it become a member church of Elim Gospel Church Kenya. The project is also involved in development and assistance to people in the local community.

18 JAMES AND JOANNA MARTIN RWANDA Youth and young leaders Alpha and Freedom in Christ courses We feel that it is God s will for us to serve His kingdom in Rwanda working alongside the church organisation Inkuru Nziza with a focus on children and young people. Rwanda is a nation that has an incredibly young population with 42.1% of its population being made up of children who are 0-14 years old. It is these young people who will continue to help rebuild a nation ruined by the horrific acts of the 1994 genocide and therefore investing in these young people holds a great sense of purpose. Our work includes pastoring the youth of the church and seeking to reach out to the young people who are yet to have made a commitment to Christ. We train children s workers and youth pastors from other churches in the Inkuru Nziza network. We run Youth Alpha and Freedom in Christ courses and are involved in other outreach including a football ministry.

19 JANINE STALLATOS KENYA Metro World Child Sunday School program Child sponsorship Having led worship at Hollybush Christian Fellowship for 9 years in North Yorkshire and heading up the PR side of the ministry for Metro World Child (MWC) in the UK for 7 years, I became restless in singing and preaching about reaching the lost and had an urgency in my spirit to action. The opportunity to come and head up the work of MWC in Kenya fulfilled a childhood call I received at the age of 5 to serve on the mission field in Africa. I moved here in 2012 at the age of 53 and currently we are reaching over 68,000 children weekly with our Sunday School program which has grown from 12,000 children in We are also operating a child sponsorship program feeding 2250 children daily, providing uniforms, school book bags and supplies, food vouchers, and grants to improve facilities at local schools. Whilst by God s grace we are reaching over 68,000 children weekly with the Gospel, there are still thousands more that have yet to be reached, and many more who are needing the basic necessities of life. It is an honour to serve God in this ministry and to partner with Elim Missions, my late father being an Elim minister over 40 years ago.

20 PAWEL AND MONIKA KUZNIAR SIERRA LEONE / EASTERN EUROPE Church Planting Training and empowering churches Unity and reconciliation We are Pawel and Monika Kuzniar, we have been married since Szymon is our lovely 13-year-old son. We both felt the call to missions as individuals before we got married. From a young age, Monika had always wanted to go the nations and she trained as a nurse in order to work towards that goal. Pawel always had a father s heart for the broken-hearted. Sierra Leone: In 2014 we planted a church in Temne Town and more recently have begun a church in Mosavie, including a church building, which the villagers are building from their own resources with a clinic, a nursery and church worship space. We train people in different industries to empower them, enable productivity and encourage social development. Eastern Europe: We are involved in a mission to train Polish people from different churches in a joint mission with River Church, which is an Elim Church in Canning Town. We have open doors in Lithuania to start Elim churches and a training centre to train people to move in the healing and deliverance ministry of Jesus Christ. We have begun to work with the churches for unity, reconciliation and repentance post-wwii.

21 SIAN DAVIES UGANDA Founder of Biojemmss Children s home for orphans The story of the Biojemmss Organisation begins in 2007 with the spectacular rescue and subsequent sanctuary of a group of children living in an abusive Children s Home. The children were moved to a place of safety and are now residing in Rukungiri, Uganda. Since then, Biojemmss has been established with the support of a number of individuals, ministries and projects who have been captivated by its vision, its spirit of love and its thirst for justice. Biojemmss is a Christian organisation that aims to nurture and care for children in parental absence. It caters for orphans, street children and children fleeing from war, conflict and abuse. Having partnered with Elim Missions since 2009 Biojemmess mission is to support and equip children and youth to reach their full potential by providing an environment that is child-centred and empowerment focused. This environment will enable children/ youth to holistically develop into responsible and Christ-loving adults.

22 TERRY AND JUDI MOTT KENYA Hope and Kindness Children s home Agricultural college In July 2002 Terry and Judi Mott and their 2 children, Tom and Ellie, left their home in Redditch and spent 12 months living in Kosele, a small village in an extremely poor part of rural Western Kenya. In that year they started a children s home and school. Since then things have gone from strength to strength and the children s home and school in Kosele are thriving. Unfortunately the frequent droughts, HIV, unsafe drinking water and a lack of affordable treatment for diseases like malaria, TB and typhoid continue to make Kosele a very tough place to live. Hope And Kindness has established Kosele Christian Community children s home and schools. The children s home was started in 2002 and currently cares for 30 orphans, mostly teenagers. The primary school provides free education to around 180 children, mostly orphans and vulnerable children, aged from 3 to 17. An agricultural college has recently opened to provide post-primary academic and vocational education. The project s own farm is now providing much of the food requirements as well as a teaching facility for the college and the community.

23 TIM AND ALI ROBINSON NIGERIA Wycliffe Bible Translators Helping support 120 translation projects Tim & Ali Robinson, have a son called Dan. They serve in Nigeria working in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators UK, whose vision is to see a Bible translated into every language of the world. They both grew up as Wycliffe kids, Ali in Ghana and Tim in Papua New Guinea but had no idea God would lead them in this direction. Nigeria has a total of 510 languages, over 240 of which don t have a single word of scripture yet. There is a massive need for Bible translation. In fact, the country has the second biggest need for Bible translation in the world. Tim is Operations Director. He is responsible for the computer department, finance, the facilities team and project funding. Sometimes it is strange not to be working directly with the projects, but the people Tim s teams are serving are having some sort of impact in around 120 Bible Translation and Language Development projects! Ali is currently working as a data archivist, trying to keep track of all the information we have about the languages of Nigeria. It involves working with multiple partner organisations and encouraging all the various groups and individuals working on projects to keep submitting information and articles into our global information systems.

24 BOB AND EDITH MCDONALD ROMANIA Youth work Ministry to rural villages Work with the Roma people Bob and Edith were married in 1970 and have two sons. They pastored Elim churches in Gosport, Tamworth, Rotherham and latterly in Bradford for 18 years. In 2001 Bob became involved in ministry in Romania on an annual basis. In August 2005 he followed God s call to live there with Edith arriving shortly after. It was the plight of children and teens in rural villages that was, and is, the main focus of their ministry in Romania. Based in a village called Sardu in northern Transylvania, they serve six villages. At their centre they run five clubs from five villages with transport provided via two minibuses. Each Wednesday evening an all-age club is held; Thursday evenings music and puppet workshops; Friday evenings teens club. On non-organised evenings the centre is open for recreation and fellowship. An average of 200 young people use the centre weekly. Teams from the UK assist with children s holiday clubs, teens ministry, practical and general evangelistic ministry. Groups of up to 16 (more by special arrangement) stay for one to two weeks. Individual short term visits are also welcome for anything from one to six months.

25 DAVE AND NAOMI HODGSON SPAIN Pastors at Calahonda Church, Spain Radio Ministry Dave originates from Derby City Church and worked as an Assistant Pastor at Elim Coventry for six years. After moving to Spain in 2009 he worked alongside Howard and Sue Coley and married their daughter Naomi. As of May 2014 Dave and Naomi took on the pastorate of the Calahonda church, Spain. Dave Hodgson is assisting Elim missionaries Howard and Sue Coley, helping them as they work to see a healthy vibrant church reaching out to those who need to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Dave assists with preaching and teaching in the services and groups that meet midweek along with the social groups for older and young people alike. He also assists Howard in producing and presenting a radio show each week. Howard, Sue and Dave believe in the importance of working together as a team towards a common goal and vision, along with those who are supporting the team back in the UK.

26 ESTONIA TEAM Mike & Dee Briston Amanda Hamilton Keith Williams We are a team of 4 with a vision to serve Elim in Estonia. Our mission statement has been echoed by Romans 1:11: ( My Estonian friends,) we long to see you so that we may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong - that is, that you and we may be mutually encouraged by each other s faith. We do not want you to be unaware, brothers (and sisters) that we planned many times to come to you in order that we might have a harvest among you. As a team, our vision is to see a new move of the Holy Spirit in Estonia. We see our part in this as coming alongside established churches, struggling churches and new church plants in order to encourage them, support them, pray for them and generally help in any way we can. Sometimes this takes the form of preaching, teaching and worship and often listening to them talk about their hopes, dreams and problems. We are connected to EKNK churches (Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church). We hope that one day the EKNK church will plant a church or home group in the village of Lavassaare where we currently have flats we own and stay in on our visits. We have met with Christians living in the village who have been praying for many years for a work to start there

27 HOWARD AND SUE COLEY SPAIN Pastors at Benalmadena Elim Church TV and radio ministry Elim Benalmadena, Spain, was birthed in 2003 by Howard and Sue Coley, initially meeting in a hotel in Benalmadena and ministering to the English-speaking community. Their vision has since grown and the Elim Family Fellowship in Benalmadena now has a building to meet in each Sunday and a place for community activities midweek. As well as pastoring the church, Howard hosts a weekly radio show and has a weekly TV show.

28 IAN AND KATIE MOORE MACEDONIA Family on Mission Looking after the vulnerable We have been married since 2010 and are now a family of four with our two children, Kristen and Josiah. Having spent 6 years working as a youth evangelist with Warrington Youth for Christ, Ian now works as a teacher in a high school in Warrington and Katie worked as a children s social worker for 5 years before becoming a stay at home mum. Together we lead a missional community at our church, King s Church Warrington where Ian is also on the leadership team. We have been on Elim s Missionary Academy and have visited Macedonia and the Elim churches in Skopje and Stip. We are working towards moving out to Macedonia in January We will be working to support the Oaza (Oasis) Elim church in Skopje, planted by Zoki and Ole Illiveski. We have a heart for seeing the gospel transform and shape people into disciples of Jesus. We are hoping to work with the Church in developing an expression of Family on Mission where there are strong bonds of relationship and accountability between members of the community, a sense of doing life together and supporting each other to share the gospel with those we meet.

29 KEVIN AND TERESA PICKUP FRANCE Missional communities Kevin and Teresa Pickup had a call to plant a church in France in 2012 whilst on holiday. They knew it was not an immediate call and so continued exploring France every year, learning more about the French culture. Whilst on holiday in South West France in 2015 the call to Go was crystal clear and so the Pickup family relocated to Bayonne in July They have a heart to engage the communities of Bayonne, Anglet and Biarritz with the love of Jesus. Reaching out to offer hope, freedom and unconditional love through Jesus in an area that is fairly hedonistic in its lifestyle. The Pickups carry a burden for France as a nation, believing that recent fear of terrorism is now opening a door to the Gospel. The family are embracing a new season with excitement to reach the South West of France starting with the conglomerate area of BAB, short for Bayonne, Anglet and Biarritz. Kevin has been given a vision to pioneer three churches in five years in a Missional Community context.

30 LIZ FACE ROMANIA Works for the Corabia Foundation Runs children and youth programmes I have been involved in mission trips to Romania since 2001 when three of us made our first trip to Sardu near Cluj Napoca in the north of Romania. Now, the Corabia Foundation has been established and groups from all over Britain and, more recently, America visit on a regular basis to support the work with children and young people and within the Roma community. I am from Bradford, West Yorkshire, and have attended the Elim Church there for the last 30 years where I have always been involved in the children`s and youth work. I have three grown up children who all still live in Yorkshire but who have made the trip to Romania on many occasions. I trained as a nursery practitioner and later as an early years and primary school teacher. I have most recently gained qualifications in leading children and family centres. I am keen to use the qualifications and experience I have gained to serve God here in Sardu and the surrounding area.

31 MARTIN AND RUTH MOHR FRANCE INTO AFRICA Christian satellite TV and radio With a background in electronics and audio production Martin was sent out by Harlow Elim, later known as Kingsmoor Community Church, and currently Light-House, in He studied French and Classical Arabic in Montpellier, then colloquial Arabic in Morocco, and has worked producing evangelistic radio programmes at Arab World Media s centre in Marseille, France. In 2012 Martin started working with Channel North Africa (CNA), a Christian satellite TV broadcaster covering North Africa and Southern Sahara and currently has responsibility for the programming schedule, but also do editing of Arabic productions.

32 RICH AND REGI ELLERINGTON FRANCE Started Surf Church, Hossegor Taking the gospel to the surfing community After 3 years at Regents Theological College, obtaining his BA (Hon) Degree and being a trained lifeguard, Richard knew that he was called to be a Pastor, even from an early age. Following his time at Regents, Richard then spent 3 years at Renewal Christian Centre, Birmingham, before moving to Weston Super Mare. Here he spent 13 years working alongside most of his family at Holy Trinity Church. Richard is probably most well known among the youth of Elim, as the crazy guy at The Gathering. He once stood on stage with his pregnant wife, Regi, and asked the crowd what to name the child they were expecting. The loudest cheer won and they named their son Indie. Richard was settled in his role at Holy Trinity but God started stirring his heart. Richard s passion for the lost, his love of surfing, skating, snowboarding and most other extreme sports, led him and his family to a point where they were setting aside the comfortable life of Weston Super Mare and taking on the adventure of a lifetime! In August 2012, Richard and his whole family, boarded a truck and drove to Hossegor, France. His vision is to church plant in one of the hubs of the surfing world, to reach the surfing community and see people impacted by the Gospel.

33 ROY AND LAINEY HITCHMAN HUNGARY Marriage and relationship training Supporting missionaries Married in 1989 Roy and Lainey have three grown children and are moving into a new phase of life as empty nesters. They use Hungary as their base and minister (primarily) throughout Europe. They have ministered to marriages since Although there are a number of elements to what they are doing they came up with the name Hitched as an umbrella name to cover a number of different aspects of their relationships ministry including: Teaching Couples: Roy and Lainey focus a lot on teaching couples skills to enhance married life. Life! For Singles: This course is about discovering identity, destiny and doing friendships well. Training: Recently we have found ourselves being invited to churches to work with their leadership teams helping them to improve couple care in their congregations and neighbourhoods. Caring: Roy and Lainey minister to crisis marriages as and when couples are referred to them by different church denominations and networks.

34 TONY AND NORMA COLES MACEDONIA Church leaders in Stip Ministry to Gypsies Norma and Tony are based in an Elim church in Stip under the leadership of Angel Pavlov. They hold regular English classes, preach and lead worship in the church, visit Gypsy families with food aid and sing worship songs with the children and teach them about Jesus. They also run a house group. They look after the church website and arrange the itinerary for visiting groups from UK. The church currently has around 50 adult members, many children and many casual visitors. The leadership is looking for larger premises in which to expand and trusting God for a greater move of the Holy Spirit than ever seen in Stip before.

35 JOHN AND RACHEL MCDONOUGH PARAGUAY Evangelism and outreach Children s home John and Rachel have been involved, individually and together, in overseas missions since Both their experiences in South America gave them a real passion to reach the young people of Central and South America with the saving message of the gospel. Since 2007 they have been involved with, lived in and worked alongside the Elim supported children s home in the south of Paraguay. In they served with Elim in Honduras, supporting the youth work, administration between the UK and Honduras and helping with Project Joseph. In September 2012 they moved back out to Paraguay to pioneer a ministry reaching the last, least and the lost.

36 NEIL & ABBY LANGMEAD USA Working with partners to serve Asia. Church planting Blessing the local community Neil and Abby met in 1995 whilst studying Maths and Social Work at University in the beautiful city of Bath. They married in 1997 and, whilst attending Bath Elim Church for 10 years, they started a journey of preaching, teaching, discipling others, worship leading and evangelism. They attended the Harvest Time School of Evangelism for two years under the ministry of Marilyn Harry. She laid hands on them and prophesied they would reach the nations and serve foreigners in strange and distant lands. After following God s call from the UK to Germany, Switzerland and China, they were led them miraculously through relocation and provision to the USA. Now living near Boston, Massachusetts they are excited to be able to continue working in partnership with like-minded friends from China, equipping outreach into neighbouring countries like Pakistan. They also seek to be a blessing to their local community in Massachusetts and the whole family are involved in community life, building relationships and sharing their faith in a region of the US that has many spiritual challenges (and opportunities). Their vision is to be salt and light in their community and to see Elim plant its first church in the USA in His perfect timing.

37 RACHEL & OSCAR MENDOZA GUATEMALA Church Planting Reaching those who are rejected or overlooked We met on mission in Guatemala and both have a real heart for the country and the people. We are so excited to have the privilege of working and serving in the community and seeing what God wants to do in the lives of His people there. In 2015 we begin our journey with Elim International Missions and are being sent out by our home church, City Church St. Albans. Our desire is to take God s love to the unloved, those who are rejected or overlooked. We long to see people restored and changed by God and by knowing His love for them. We really value your prayers, especially at this time as we take our first steps into this new territory. We want to invite you to be part of the work we are doing, your prayers are really important.

38 BHAB GHALE NEPAL Training evangelists Church planting Pastoral care In October 2006 Bhab Ghale was sent from Ealing Christian Centre as a missionary to Nepal a country situated in the Himalayan regions. Bhab studied at the London Bible School for three years, after this time he felt called by God to return to Nepal as a full time missionary. Bhab and his wife Kumari and their daughter, Ichchha, returned to their native home of Nepal, where he set up United Vision Nepal (UVN) a mission office in Kathmandu. Continuously praying for the country UVN aims to plant churches in villages by transforming the lives and communities of local people, both spiritually and physically.

39 BOUREIMA AND SUSANNA DIALLO BURKINA FASO Runs Fulani Ministries Reaching Muslims Church planting Radio ministry Boureima is originally from Burkina Faso and was brought up as a Muslim. He accepted Jesus as his Saviour in He has trained up many church planters within West Africa and has seen God do many amazing things within the Muslims he is reaching. He is married to Susanna and they have three children. Evangelism is central to the work of Fulani Ministries. Outreach events are carried out in partnership with local churches. Regular visits of encouragement and fellowship are made to isolated Fulani Christians. Boureima is also involved largely in church planting. Since they started the ministry, Boureima has played a part in planting over 88 churches around Burkina Faso. Radio Ministry: Millions of the Fulani people cannot read or write and many live a nomadic lifestyle. Spoken communication is therefore the most effective way to introduce them to the gospel. The Radio Ministry broadcasts 30 minute weekly programmes in the Fulani language from strategic radio stations presenting the Bible message with a mix of traditional music and Fulani Christian songs plus giving practical advice.