SOUTH AFRICA

We ARE CHURCH ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

C.A.S.T. is all about using proven and sustainable programs to break the cycle of poverty in Africa. This is accomplished through well organized, transparent, and sustainable programs focusing on the holistic well-being of each individual. They believe in mobilizing and aligning local churches to reach out with practical compassion to empower, transform, and redeem communities. This work is carried out in four practical divisions: Education and Child Development, Employment and Business Development, Food and Clothing Relief, and Sports and Youth Development.

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RWANDA

We ARE HOPE HAVEN

The vision of Hope Haven is to change the world one family at a time. This is accomplished by providing impoverished children with an exceptional primary school education and an understanding of Jesus Christ. In addition, we offer employment and literacy opportunities to the parents and older siblings of their students. These programs include: on-the-job training in construction, agriculture, hospitality, adult education in English, local language reading and writing skills, and computer training. 

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KENYA

We Work with ACM INTERNATIONAL

There are an estimated 100 million street children in the world; nearly 500,000 of them live on the streets of Kenya. TRU Africa partners with local churches to minister to these neglected and ostracized boys. The Maxwells minister to about 350 street boys throughout the month utilizing a Four-Step Program. They are transforming the lives of street youth through education, career training, social activities, and counseling. The Maxwells have been serving in Kenya for seven years with their three children.

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INDIA

We Work with THE JOHN FOUNDATION

The mission of the John Foundation is to rescue vulnerable, orphaned children and young girls from being trafficked and provide them with hope for the future in a sustainable way. They work to instill a sense of worth and provide them with the education and employable skills needed to lift them up to a position where they can support themselves. This is accomplished through a variety of programs such as: children’s homes, back-to-school programs, skills training centers, restoration homes for girls, transformation homes for adults, and church planters training.

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INDIA

We work with ADVANCING NATIVE MISSIONS

Maharashtra Village Ministry works throughout the rural state of Maharashtra, endeavoring to bring the gospel to the unreached peoples in over 43,000 villages. Many villages are remote and not well connected by roads, but MVM faithfully pursues the task of reaching the unreached.

The Shalom Center is the central location for their ministry outreach providing evangelism training, community development, Bible school education, children’s outreach, general education, an agricultural and skills training center, as well as health care.

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THAILAND

We Work with SERVED

Tim and Heidi have been Mission Hills missionaries since 1995 and have served in a variety of capacities overseas. Tim is the Chairman of the International Leadership Team for SERVED, which assists schools that serve children in areas affected by armed conflict. Training school leaders and teachers, as well as making vital educational resources available, provide a much needed positive and stable learning environment for these traumatized students.

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COSTA RICA

We Work with Operation Mobilization

Raquel Lopez is a native of Costa Rica and has been serving there for more than 14 years. Her childhood dream was to become a missionary abroad, but God called her to stay and minister in her home country. She has served in a variety of areas through Operation Mobilization and is now the Director of OM Costa Rica. She and her daughter, Sophie, love sharing the good news of Jesus. Their desire is to see vibrant communities of Jesus followers among the least reached.

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PANAMA

We Work with WorldVenture

C.J. and Mary Mihalko are working throughout Panama with migrants from all over the world. The majority of the migrants come from countries where there is little or no gospel witness like Bangladesh, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. They work with a team of locals organizing outreach events in migrant camps where they bring doctors, donations, music and dramas presenting the gospel as well as tracts and Bibles printed in the languages spoken in the above countries. They also work with another team of locals encouraging and empowering local believers to reach out to the many “unreached” peoples who have immigrated to Panama from unreached countries. They have three children: Corrie, Noah and Kessiah Joy.

COSTA RICA

We Work with Campus Crusade (CCCI)

Carlos and Tatiana Tenorio serve with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) in Costa Rica. Carlos is the National Director, and they have both served with CRU for over twenty years. Because Carlos and Tatiana began a relationship with Christ when they were college students, they are passionate about sharing the gospel and the love of Jesus with university students, professors, and administrative staff. Carlos and Tatiana hope that by developing strong missional followers of Jesus in the universities, this will result in a new generation to transform their country and other countries where these students may go. They have two children, Josué and Ester.

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GERMANY

We Work with WYCLIFFE

Ron and Michelle have been Mission Hills missionaries since 1996 and have worked for 13 years as Bible translators through Wycliffe. Currently, Michelle is part of a Human Resources team that provides coaching, training, and orientation to missionaries. Ron manages a team devoted to over 140 translation and language development projects. He also works with translation teams to help them utilize software available for linguistic research and Bible translation.

ITALY

We Work with GLACE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Leland and Jenniffer Stephens met and married during Leland’s first tour in the Marine Corps, and today they have four wonderful daughters: Savannah, Ashleigh, Kyleigh, and Nataleigh. Now having retired from the Marine Corps and graduated from Denver Seminary, the Stephens family is planting GLACE Community Church in Vicenza, Italy to serve the U.S. military assigned there, and the English speaking population living in the area.

POLAND

We Work with JOSIAH VENTURE

Since 1993, Dan and Laura have trained and coached young leaders in numerous churches and ministries throughout Poland. They helped start the Second Baptist Church, “Opoka,” in Katowice and they currently live in Mikołów, where they are starting a new church. Focusing on community transformation, they are seeing young leaders step up and bring the gospel to their communities. They have one son, Jacob, who is married and recently joined the Josiah Venture team to serve in Poland.

POLAND

We Work with JOSIAH VENTURE

Jacob and Becca recently moved to Poland to serve with Josiah Venture. Their focus is helping young leaders fulfill Christ’s commission of discipleship in their local churches. This is accomplished through discipleship, modeling, training, and supporting them as they engage in evangelistic summer camps.

Their desire is to see these young leaders across the country grow a passion for others to know Jesus, and to see society transform through God’s movement in the lives of young people in Poland.

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POLAND

We Work with JOSIAH VENTURE

The Lillpops both grew up at Mission Hills. Now serving in Poland full-time, they help to oversee summer camps ministries and serve with the youth in their local church. They love passing on the discipleship they received as teenagers to the youth in Poland who do not yet know Christ.

POLAND

We Work With Josiah Venture

Daniel and Iwona Eifling have been serving in Wroclaw, Poland since 2006. Daniel is passionate about youth ministry, discipling young people, and training youth leaders all over the country through conferences, training events, and mentoring. He also serves on the executive team of their Polish youth ministry organization “Fala.” Iwona utilizes her counseling training to lead a ministry called Project 29:11, designed to help emotionally wounded women find hope and redemption in Christ, a ministry that is virtually non-existent in Poland.

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POLAND

We Work With Josiah Venture

Piotr is an Associate Pastor of his church in Poland and has been working for Josiah Venture since 2010. He preaches, oversees many church ministries, and initiates outreach programs. He is also helping to create a mentoring program for youth leaders and develop an evangelistic sports ministry for youth.

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COLOMBIA

We work with YOUTH FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL

Fernando is the National Director of Youth for Christ (YFC), Colombia. Youth for Christ Colombia strives to serve the needs of young people from a variety of social and economic factions. Through youth meetings, theater groups, music, sports programs, and school activities, YFC desires to give everyone the opportunity to have a personal relationship with Jesus.

As a ministry of YFC, the “Wake Up Deborah” program assists in the social transformation of families through intercessory prayer. The program teaches the effectiveness of prayer and centrality of God, which is so vital for personal growth and community transformation. Astrid serves as the Colombian director of “Wake Up Deborah” whose motto is, “Parents on their knees, children on their feet.”

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ALASKA + YUKON

We ARE ARCTIC BARNABAS MINISTRIES

Approximately 100+ villages in the North American Arctic do not have an established Christian evangelical church, pastor, or missionary presence. Most of these villages are only accessible by plane or boat and have few or no followers of Jesus Christ. For the few ministering in this region, there are extremely high burnout rates. The vitality of village pastors, missionaries, and their families is critically important for the development and sustainability of healthy church communities. Arctic Barnabas is all about encouraging and strengthening healthy, thriving leaders to lead healthy, thriving ministries!

We Work with ROCKY MOUNTAIN POLICE CHAPLAINS

Travis and Brandi serve with Rocky Mountain Police Chaplains. As a Chaplain for Littleton P.D. and a Federal Law Enforcement Agency, Travis builds trusted relationships with officers, staff, and their families. This provides safe and confidential support through preventative and in critical situations, while sharing the hope and truth of Jesus Christ..

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We Work with YOUTH FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL

John serves in leadership as CFO with Youth for Christ International. Youth for Christ works in over 100 nations around the world to reach young people with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. It is exciting and encouraging to see how God is moving among young people around the globe and forming them into leaders of the future with a passion to serve Him!

We Work with GLOBAL SERVICE NETWORK

Brian and Crystal minister to both nationals and expat missionaries around the world. They help to strengthen marriages and ministries through counseling and leadership intensives. Crystal also serves with Azmera’s retreat ministry, providing teaching, counseling, and spiritual direction for missionaries, locals, expat military, and political wives. 

We Work with WORLD VENTURE

Harold serves as the Director of Church Partnerships for Unreached People Groups, helping churches send missionaries to the hardest places on earth. Gwen supports the mission effort through prayer and mentoring as well as serving on the Mission Hills Partner Care Leadership Team.

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