missions & outreach

Mark, Jodi, Addi, Barrett and Emerson Bosscher serve in northern Paraguay through the mission agency SIM USA. They work in an area of 14 Mbya Guarani tribal communities, supporting, teaching and discipling the handful of believers there towards the goal of seeing the gospel spread to the remaining communities by these believers. At the same time they are looking for ways to assist with the economic development in these communities that as of yet have no electricity or running water, in the hope that future groups of believers can support Mbya Guarani missional movements without Western support.

Marlin and Laura Swarey, along with their children Cheyanne, Melissa, Slater and Tyler, have served full-time at Victory Bible Camp since June of 2016. Marlin serves in maintenance, specializing in servicing/repairing heating units. He's also one of the bus drivers and does the camp's town runs. Laura serves as housekeeping supervisor, and Cheyanne works part-time in kitchen and housekeeping.

Kat serves at the Greek Bible College in Athens, Greece, specifically working with their International Student Program (ISP). Her goal is to help the ISP students solidify their calling and equip and mobilize them to do what God is calling them to do. She is also serving alongside Greeks at the church plant that she attends by helping plan and run events that allow them to connect and build intentional relationships with people in the community.

John has been appointed to serve as a professor and consultant for the Christian-Muslim relations program at Mekane Yesus Seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Originally started by RCA missionary Peter Ford, John will help revitalize and restructure this critical leadership development program to equip pastors, evangelists, and church planters for a sensitive, Christ-centered witness among and dialogue with their non-Christian neighbors.

GCM provides Bible camps, sports, art, and gymnastic camps, and programs for local youth in Jackson County, Kentucky. GCM executive director Tommy Miracle uses these opportunities to share Jesus with the people in the greater Jackson County area. GCM’s goal is to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the community. GCM’s campus also meets the needs of Jackson County residents through two local thrift stores, a home-repair volunteer work program, a short-term homeless shelter, a school, a treatment center for at-risk boys, and a treatment center for men with substance addictions.

In partnership with the New Horizons Foundation, Felipe and Janelle work with Roma youth in the Jiu Valley to build trust, perseverance, character, and courage through rock climbing. In a town where poverty forces many parents to move away for work, this ministry provides youth an environment where they can experience safety and respect, develop life skills, pursue education, and come to know the love of Christ. Felipe and Janelle are also planting a church in the community of Dallas.

With roughly 1,000 believers from over 50 countries, the English Language Congregation at the historic National Evangelical Church of Bahrain worship community values both the study of God’s Word and service to other people. They have the unique opportunity to be the very presence of Christ in a part of the world where Christianity is often misunderstood. Blaine Newhouse serves as the senior pastor of the ELC of the National Evangelical Church of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a church planted by the RCA in 1893. His wife Kathleen teaches at Al Raja School.

Rowland and Jane Van Es spend their days at St. Paul's University in Limuru, Kenya, instructing young adults in theology, business, and social sciences, seeking to equip their students for lives of service in the world. Some may go into vocational ministry while others may start businesses, pursue higher degrees in counseling, or teach like the Van Eses do. Rowland and Jane’s goal is to mentor them to walk in the steps of Christ, whatever their path.

Barry and Terryl Bruce serve at The Way Out Ministries in Hawaiian Gardens, California, where many struggle under the weight of crime, domestic violence, addiction, homelessness and poverty. Their mission is to demonstrate the love of Christ through a full-time resource center, mission church, and community outreach programs that minister to the whole person.

Founded primarily by RCA churches in Iowa in 2017, Many Hands for Haiti has been aiding several communities through agriculture, church leadership, education, evangelism, and health programs. Tom serves as the spiritual development manager and staff missiologist. He manages all aspects of spiritual and leadership development training. Tom will also be launching MH4H’s missionary member care program, which provides needed spiritual and adaptive support for the ministry’s personnel who are conducting residential cross-cultural ministry in Haiti.

In partnership with United Bible Societies, Brian serves as the training coordinator for Bible translation work. He trains translators, consultants, and others how to use special software that is designed specifically for Bible translation. With 500+ active projects around the world and over one billion people lacking access to a complete Bible in their heart language, God has called him to a big task.

Relocating from rural Peru to urban areas leaves many young people vulnerable to exploitation, but La Casa del Maestro in Cusco strives to combat that with discipleship. The organization, led by Albino and Sandy, prepares indigenous youth in Cusco to face the challenges of modern city life by empowering them with vocational training, equipping them with biblical truth, and helping them discern their calling in the world.