Missionaries

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The Hepps            T & M             J. Diggle        The Metcalfes


                        Amy            The Bluniers        The Mohlomis

Bryan and Jennifer Hepp - Kansas City, MO

Jennifer Hepp is a graduate of Eureka College and Bryan Hepp a graduate of the University of Missouri-KC. Jen and Bryan were both involved as students in Campus Crusade for Christ and met on a summer mission trip. After falling in love, Jen and Bryan got married in January of 2005. Sensing God's strong calling to invest in college students, Bryan and Jennifer joined the campus ministry, Jen in 2004 and Bryan in 2005. Currently, they are working on college campuses in and around Kansas City. On these campuses their goal is to reach every student with the message of Christ. During summers, they take students on mission trips to reach college students in strategic places here in the States and all over the world. For Bryan and Jen, it is truly a joy to be a light on these campuses where there is so much darkness.

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T & M - East Asia - (Names, image, and location cannot be revealed to maintain the safety of the missionary)

T & M started attending Eureka Bible Church during college. Over the past 6 years, the Lord has clarified His plans for them to serve overseas in East Asia. They will be in language study the first few years and desire to help plant churches in East Asia. They left for the field in January 2009.

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Jane Diggle - Sheffield, england

In 2003 I moved to Sheffield, England to work at The Oakes Holiday Centre as the office administrator. I have been there five years working in the office along with volunteer staff and other full-time Oakes personnel. Also, I have the privilege of mentoring some of the team members who come for a year to work at the center. The Oakes is open year-round and has weekend and holiday camps to share the Gospel of Jesus and give the campers an activity-filled holiday.

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Metcalfes - sheffield, England

Hello. We are the Metcalfe family: Rich and Becky, Jess, Jenna, Sam, Seth and Drew. We live in Sheffield, England, and work at a camp called The Oakes. Sheffield has a population of about 1,200,000, making it the fourth largest city in England. It lies about 160 miles north of London. Sheffield is typically thought of as a working man’s city, having been the center of England’s steel industry for decades.

The Reality: To the casual observer, England is usually thought of as a Christian nation. And certainly, the government has, through the ages, been closely linked to the Church of England. Yet, current statistics show the sharp decline of both Christians and their churches in the country. However, the population of Muslims and Hindus are growing rapidly making Christianity a minority religion in England. And yet, England remains one of the more influential countries within Europe.

The Mission: The aim of The Oakes is to reach the youth of England with the Gospel message and to encourage other young Christians in their faith. At a time in history when youth rarely go to church or have opportunity to hear the Good News, The Oakes, by the grace of God, has been uniquely equipped to successfully and powerfully reach thousands of youth. Running 40 camps each year, approximately 13,500 children and young people have heard the Gospel over the last 8 years. The Oakes has been raised up and established by the Lord for such a time as this.

Our Part: Rich is one of the leaders of The Oakes, overseeing everything to do with the camps, themselves. He also speaks at camps, and works with our team to encourage and help grow their faith through a mentoring program. Becky invests most of her time in our family, but also helps with mentoring girls on the team. Most importantly, we pray.

The Hope: That England will return to the Lord and, once again, influence the world around her for God’s glory.

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Amy - East Africa

I am a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators. I am based in Sudan, and my current role is Language Programs Manager. As the title suggests, it is primarily an administrative position. A language program involves more than just translating the Bible. It also involves linguistic analysis, literacy, and Scripture use. Translation is only one part of the overall task of making sure people can use the produced Scriptures and benefit from them.

I try to help the Sudanese language teams through budgeting of the donated money, helping them to stay on track with their plans for the year, and helping with other practical details. Part of my job is aiding the teams to accurately report what they have done and how they have used funds. I also help to coordinate workshops for the teams in order for them to receive further training in translation, linguistics, literacy, etc. So, basically, my function here is to assist the language teams and all the language program workers (both nationals and expatriates) to effectively carry out their work. I enjoy being a part of the “big picture” of the language work and thank the Lord for allowing me to be involved in what He is doing in the world to spread the good news and make His truth known.

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Gary and Cindy Blunier - Little Rock, AR

How can God use a farmer in full-time Christian work? That was one of Gary's first questions as he felt God calling him into ministry. Growing up on his family's central Illinois farm, he says, "I raised corn, soybeans, hogs, and girls. (We have four daughters!) I was used to harvesting corn and soybeans, but felt God was calling me to the harvest referred to in Matthew 9:37-38." ( ... "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.")

When Gary attended a Promise Keepers event in 1993, he saw thousands of men desiring to be better husbands and fathers. God began to tug on his heart to enter ministry. He and his wife, Cindy, had always felt that "someday" God would call them to the mission field -- overseas and after their girls graduated from high school. But the Lord had different plans for the Bluniers, and He showed them the vast mission field right here in the United States.

Today Gary and Cindy both work in the human resources department where Gary serves as the Manager of Staff Resources. He leads a team of 20 people who enlist, interview, evaluate, select, train (to raise support), and place all new FamilyLife paid and support staff members. Cindy works alongside Gary leading the team of evaluators who review all of the application materials of potential new staff.

The Bluniers are very grateful to be part of God's work through FamilyLife. Gary says, "I was happy where I was, but God has empowered me to see a bigger picture that I am now part of -- one of saving families from the ravages of sin and divorce in marriages. I am thankful that He chose Cindy and me ... to do this eternal work."

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Job and Marie Mohlomi - South Africa

Job is from Botshabelo, South Africa and Marie is from Eureka, IL USA. We met while working as missionaries in Albania with OM (Operation Mobilization) and were married in 2002. Our son, Tshepo was born in South Africa in 2006. We have now changed fields to work with OM South Africa. We are living in Pretoria, South Africa and working at the OM office there. Job's role will be leading an initiative called "Emerging Missions." This is a new initiative within OM that is aimed at offering the people from the third world countries (Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and the former Eastern Europe) the opportunity to get involved in missions in their proximity and all over the world. This is really exciting as we will be involved in recruiting, preparing and sending out God's army to preach the good news. Job's role is that of raising awareness, creating opportunities, recruiting, resourcing, strategizing and networking for missions in the African churches in South Africa. Marie will work part time in the Communication/Public Relations department. Our commitment to OM South Africa is for the next 5 years.

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