MEET THE MISSIONARIES
THE SOUTHERN HILLS MISSIONARIES
BRIDGING THE GAP
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
North America
STEVE & SHANNON STEUERWALD
IRONWOOD CAMP
Steve and his family have served at Ironwood Camp since 1996! Steve serves as the Direct of Adult Ministries to encourage families to connect together through time at camp. Spreading the news of the opportunities at the camp is a large part of Steve's mission.
DAVID AND JOANNA DIVAKAR
INDIA
Hinduism afflicts eighty percent of India. The Divakars strive daily to spead the Word of God and the Light of the Gospel.
Asia
TOM AND MELISSA KENDALL
AFRICA
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Tom and Melissa Kendall are full-time missionaries with ABWE. Tom is a general surgeon at Hôpital Baptiste Biblique and also also leads the Church Facilitation team.
Africa
ERIC AND STEPHANIE CHAPMAN
MOLDOVA
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Eric and Stephanie Chapman have been living and working in Moldova for 20 years. They have seen many souls come to Christ and churches started. In 1998 and 1999 the mission was able to purchase 2 camp facilities and have seen thousands come to Christ. The Bible Institute was started in 2009 and has grown to 50 students. Eric has also been serving part time in Malawi, Africa for more than 14 years. The Chapmans are now transitioning to spend more than half their time in Malawi preaching and teaching there.
Europe
JEREMY AND LIZ PINERO
VANUATU
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Jeremy and his family have been serving in Vanuatu since 2008. Their focus is to see the gospel preached across the island nations of Vanuatu. They do this by establishing local churches. They have seen a total of 8 churches established so far. They also have founded Reach Vanuatu a mission team that focuses on spreading the gospel in a more practical way through, community development projects, Medical teams and much more.
Oceana
ROM AND RACHEL RIBEIRO
BRAZIL
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There is no doubt the Lord sent us to the right place to influence other pastors about Missions and church planting. Our seven-month-old church is averaging 45 people per service, and growing. After finishing the newcomers eight-week discipleship classes, our people are encouraged to go through one-on-one discipleship for their spiritual growth and to acquire church membership.
South America
CHRIS AND ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
MEXICO
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“Our family has been serving the Lord in Mexico for over 13 years. We started Iglesia Bautista Libertad (Liberty Baptist Church) in Ixtlan Del Rio and desire to start more churches in this area because there are no others within a 25-mile radius of us. We have since begun outreach in Jala, a neighboring town, with the goal of starting a church. The church in Ixtlan is now pastored by a national, giving us time with the new church plant.