Meet Our Missionaries

On a monthly basis we send financial support to 12 missionaries who are making an impact all across the globe to spread the Gospel, plant churches, and provide practical support to hurting areas.

Rolando and Hilda serve in Ensenada, Mexico through their organization Beyond Borders International that works to bring the love of Christ to those who have been oppressed, exploited and devalued.  They hold Sunday services and minister to orphans, widows, single parents, help feed those in need and many individuals struggling to overcome troubled pasts and addictions. They host VBS for kids, training for pastors, men and women’s conferences, help aid rehab centers, various building projects for those in need and much more.

Josh and Jessica serve in San Lucas, Guatemala at Casa Shalom Orphanage. Casa Shalom is home to over 120 children from all over Guatemala. Children come to Casa Shalom due to abandonment, abuse, neglect or poverty. The name Casa Shalom means “House of Peace” and this ministry works to provide just that to the children they serve with a place to sleep, food to eat, education and the love of Christ!

Josh and Jessica Hanson, both from the St. Louis and with close ties to Twin Rivers, are the directors of Casa Shalom and have served as missionaries there since 2008.

Dan serves in Latin America training leaders in their school of ministry, medical outreach, schools, feeding centers and prison ministry. He works in Central America in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua through his organization Dan Salas Ministries. Dan is from St. Louis and moved to Central America to serve as a full-time missionary in 1993.

Janis serves in San Salvador, El Salvador working in crisis centers for women and feeding centers. Through Abigail Association, Janis works to reach the hurting people of El Salvador through their Crisis Center. They aid women with food, medical exams, clothing, and spiritual counseling. In addition, they help through various feeding programs, prison ministry, orphanages, nursing homes and outreach to the poor.

Ghiorgi and Cristina serve in Romania, Moldova & Ukraine working in a seminary, training pastors, and placing displaced and endangered children in Christian foster homes. They work to provide humanitarian relief to the elderly, poor, widows and orphans. They help support prison ministries, rehab centers and the planting of dozens of churches. The Cazacus founded Gospel Ministries International in 1996.

We currently support missionaries serving in highly persecuted areas in the Middle East. In order to protect them and their ministry we cannot share any personal information or updates online. We also send annual monetary gifts to partners in Israel.

Dennis and Vanna serve in the United Kingdom & Western Europe training pastors and planting churches. They work to spread the love of Christ, recruit, inspire and train Christian pastors and leaders throughout Europe.

Cindy serves in Romania working to reach families, Muslims, women and children. In 2009 Cindy founded Stepping Stone Missions that ministers through a community center, Turkish Muslim Gypsy Church, women’s ministry, neighborhood outreach and camps for kids. 

Chris and Natalie serve in Barcelona Spain doing evangelism, discipleship and church planting. The Oursbourn family work with technology and communication strategies to help the Church more effectively build relationships with people and communicate the Gospel in a clear way.  They are committed to street evangelism, discipleship in the church and reaching people in new mays in a modern Europe.

Tammy serves in Kenya working in street ministry reaching children. She serves in a center on the outskirts of a slum in Nairobi. The Center provides meals, shelter, sponsorships for school, and Christian teaching. Tammy is from St. Louis and the Twin Rivers family. She heard God calling to Africa 2000 and entered full-time missions in 2004 through Sheltering Wings.

Jameson serves in India through the ministry, Christ for India. This is a large ministry operation centered in Visakhapatnam, India. They work to train Indian nationals as pastors and evangelists, aid in building native churches, provide humanitarian aid and educate future leaders. Christ for India contains a private school, junior college and school of ministry. Their humanitarian efforts include medical ministry, welfare ministry, a children’s home, and vocational education.

Jim and Pat serve throughout Southeast Asia including India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Indigenous Australia through their non-profit organization Relevant Expeditions. Their mission is to show Christ’s love throughout southeast Asia through Humanitarian relief, ministry training, and outreach. On a daily basis they support feeding programs for widows, orphans and leprosy colonies, a full time children’s home, emergency food and shelter distribution, and support during natural disasters. In addition, they work to train indigenous Christian leaders to minister to their own people. 

Jim and Pat Harris are from the St. Louis area and founded Relevant Expeditions in 2005.