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Missionaries We Support
In addition to the missionaries below, we also support several missionaries that are serving Jesus in sensitive
areas of the world. For their protection we have omitted their information from our website.
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Michael and Diane Chase
Missionaries to Taiwan
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Mike and Diane are preparing to return for their third term of service in Taiwan. During their first term, they were part of a team that
planted a new church in Taichung. During their second term, Michael co-pastored this church, which has two congregations: Chinese and Filipino.
He has also taught courses for the Assemblies of God School of Theology in Talc Hung and Tainan.
Diane led Bible studies with women in their home and developed a children's ministry. Taiwan is a spiritually needy nation & only
2 percent of the population is evangelical Christians.
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David and Rosemary DiTrolio
Missionaries to Paraguay
Birthdays: David - January 4th, Rosemarie - November 15th
Rachel - February 2nd, Rebecca - July 28th, Michael - July 5th, Samuel - April 23rd
Anniversary: August 11, 1979
David and Rosemarie presently minister to nearly 2,000 students of diverse economic strata presenting the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
on a daily basis in the six Paraguay LACC schools.
Their previous Ministries include:
- 1983 members of Paraguay Task Force - Church Planting Evangelism
- 1994 to present with LACC
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Paul and Lana Duda
Missionaries to Ecuador & the Caribbean
Website: http://www.lacaids.org
Email: paul.duda@agmd.org
Paul and Lana Duda have served as Assemblies of God Missionaries since 1989. They have ministered as church planters, planting,
discipling, and establishing three churches, Aposento Alto Assemblies of God, Christian Center at La Pulida, and Ebenezer Assembly
of God church in Quito, Ecuador. They have worked with many other small churches, discipling and training leadership for local
congregations. Currently they are involved with the construction stage of Ebenezer Assembly of God with a sanctuary to seat 400-500
people. Ecuador is a small country located on the west coast of South America at the Equator between Colombia and Peru. It is a land
of active volcanoes.
Paul also served in the capacity of Dean of Distance Education at the Bible Seminary in Quito as well as missionary field moderator and
field treasurer. He served as the National Director for ICI/Global University from 1993-2003. Global University, formerly
ICI, reaches the country of Ecuador with Bible courses on all levels
of Bible training from evangelism through college level. Paul taught
missions at Evangel University as the MIR from 2001-2003. Paul and
Lana took two teams of Evangel students to Ecuador for evangelism,
literature distribution and other ministry giving them first hand
exposure to field ministry. Before becoming missionaries, the Dudas
served in the Northern New England District Office from 1985-1989
as Administrative Assistants for four years and pioneered and pastored
Elim Assembly of God in Bath, Maine from 1981-1985. In 2003, the Latin
America and the Caribbean Regional office asked them to take on new
responsibilities as the Special Projects Director working throughout
the region.
Their current prayer needs are:
- Safety in frequent traveling
- Team that will put finishing touches on the Ebenezer Church building in Quito & dedication of the Church in March 2008.
- Continued healing for Paul after back surgery in June 2007.
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Jose and Marsha Fortin
Missionaries to Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic covers the eastern two-thirds of an island in the Caribbean Sea. Haiti covers the western third of the island.
Many Dominicans need an adequate presentation of the Gospel. Some who live near the Haitian border practice a voodoo religion.
The Fortins will be living and working in the province of Barahona, located 40 miles from the border of Haiti.
Jose' came to the Lord at the age of 20 through the efforts of an Assemblies of God missionary in his home country of Honduras.
He began getting involved in the church and decided to go to Bible College in the United States. It was there that God began to
put a burden in his heart to some day return to Latin America and share the 'Good News'. Jose' and Marsha have two sons and a daughter.
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Joe and Rachel Gavin
Missionaries for Chi Alpha at University of Vermont
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Chi Alpha Campus Ministries is a Christian campus ministry on universities throughout the United States and around the world.
They are a movement of college-age men and women earnestly following Jesus. They are not a fraternity or sorority and
invite everyone to be a part, regardless of background.
They meet on campus in groups of varying size and style. These gatherings are informal, infused with music and interaction,
and cover topics from relationships to the nature of truth. These meetings are opportunities for students to meet God, each other,
and the needs of the community.
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Marvin and Rosie Gilbert
Missionaries to South Africa
Website: http://gilbertafrica.org
Birthdays: Marvin - September 10th, Rosie - February 17th
Anniversary: July 1st
Marvin teaches at the Theological Seminary in Cape Town. The Gilberts were the first missionaries supported by COTR.
Marvin visits every time they are on furlough but they live in Texas while stateside.
They have 2 grown children, Stephen and Lisa. They have just become grandparents in 2007 for the first time.
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Jerry and Faith McCollough
Missionaries to Eastern Europe
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Jerry & Faith McCollough create evangelical books using "cultural keys" - well known people or events within a culture, incorporating the
Gospel message. Their first book in the Cultural Key book series is directed toward Eastern Europe, and traces the lives of Cyril &
Methodius, brothers who created the Cyrillic (Russian) alphabet from the three languages on the cross of Christ so that the Slavik people
could read the Bible in their own language. Extensive research makes this an excellent way of reaching the large body of atheists and
scientific humanists who know these brothers as literary figures but not as committed Christians.
The McColloughs have currently completed the rough manuscript draft for the second book in this series for the Czech Republic on Jan Hus,
a Christian martyr and national hero. They are also doing research on a book for Northern Europe and Scandinavia, where many young people
are returhning to the "old gods". This book tells the true story of a Viking hero who brought the Gospel message to the area around the
Baltic Sea.
Jerry & Faith have two grown children.
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Harry and Vera Morin
Missionaries to Muslims
The Morin's have been fully appointed Assemblies of God missionaries for 25 years.
They were the first couple to have both grown up in the Northern New England District and be commissioned as missionaries from the district.
Harry and Vera had served for 15 years in the Islamic country of Bangladesh, then transferred to the Philippine island of Mindanao.
In 1994, they joined CMM (Center for Ministry to Muslims), a special branch of the Assemblies of God missions program.
Since that time, Harry has traveled extensively to teach at pastors' seminars and Assemblies of God colleges all over the world to train and
mobilize pastors, lay-workers, and students to impact the Islamic world with the power of the Gospel.
In addition, Harry has used his gift in writing to prepare specialized booklets designed to introduce the Muslim reader to Biblical truths.
Without a doubt, the Morin's are involved in one of the greatest challenges that remain on the frontiers of missions -- the task of penetrating
the largest block of unreached people in the world -- 1.2 billion Muslim souls!
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Tim and Michelle Zello
Missionaries to Teen Challenge International
Birthdays: Tim - September 21nd, Michelle - October 1st
Anniversary : July 1st
Over the last thirteen years Tim and Michelle have ministered in the prisons of Siberia, helped plant three churches in the
outermost regions of Mongolia, assisted in establishing Teen Challenge in Russia and trained Teen Challenge workers in over 50 nations.
Tim has authored two books, Freedom in Siberia and 50 characteristics of a Wise Person.
God has gifted his wife, Michelle, with creative ability and she makes beautiful handcrafted beaded jewelry. She trains former
prostitutes, daughter of prostitutes, drug addicts, sex slaves and orphans in Teen challenge ministries overseas how to make
jewelry so they can help support Teen Challenge while in the program and reenter society with a invaluable skill.
Tim and Michelle have two children, Rachel and Luke.
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